Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-11-Speech-2-193"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equal treatment for men and women2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020611.10.2-193"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-11-Speech-2-1942
lpv:speaker	lp:Fiorella Ghilardotti2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this evening, we are discussing conciliation, the outcome of the negotiations on a major proposal for a directive amending the 1976 directive, and we are satisfied, whatever Mrs Lulling says. She never fails to reiterate her opinion, but if Parliament, Mrs Hautala and the entire Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities had followed Mrs Lulling’s approach, we would not be here today expressing our satisfaction, for hers was without a doubt a minority proposal. I would, however, like to thank Mrs Hautala because, despite the difficulties of the negotiations, we have succeeded in achieving an excellent result. Why were the negotiations difficult? Because the difference between the Council and Parliament’s positions was considerable. Mrs Hautala’s approach and the commendable cooperation of all – and I repeat – all the groups, and the willingness shown by Commissioner Diamantopoulou and the Spanish Presidency, whom I would like to thank, to find solutions, mean that the result we have achieved is significant. Why is it significant? Because, three years on from the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, we can, at last, say that things are starting to change. The Treaty of Amsterdam was a leap forwards in terms of recognition of the principle of equal opportunities and we now, at last, have a directive which provides specific, accurate definitions of direct and indirect discrimination, a directive which, in addition to providing an important definition of harassment and sexual harassment, recognises without a shadow of doubt that sexual harassment is to be considered direct discrimination and is therefore a punishable offence, a directive which recognises the importance of maternity and paternity leave and adoption and therefore the need and the right of mothers and fathers returning from such leave to be provided with equal or equivalent work, a directive which recognises the need for and compels each Member State to lay down equal and proportionate sanctions, a directive which, moreover, recognises independent bodies and makes companies responsible for producing equal opportunities plans, thus making positive actions under Article 141 possible. I see this result as significant, Mr President, particularly because the matter is being discussed by the Convention and, on the basis of this result, we will be able to call for a further step forward to be taken in the Convention too."@en1
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