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"Madam President, first of all, I should like to warmly congratulate Mr Santini on the report he has put before us; needless to say, it is very much to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, who has naturally been extremely active in this field, and is still continuing to approach this issue on a Community-wide basis.
It is excellent that there is now indeed one legal instrument to assess what the rights of European citizens are when they move freely within the European Union. This free movement has become a clear basic right, and I think that it is also an important point for the public, in that it allows them to identify with the EU.
I have also read with interest the definitions of extended family, family and partnership, descriptions that are, in my view, very formal. Governments, of course, always find it necessary for things to be written down on paper. It is not sufficient for something to be claimed or determined in a different manner. The term 'partnership' should be officially registered. I personally do regret that the word has not been given a more general meaning, because it is not really up to the government to check whether a partnership entails a marriage relationship or otherwise. In my view, this should simply be possible. That way, this term could become less charged and maybe its practical application could be broadened.
It is very important that the concept of family should also be defined effectively in this field. In fact, on this women's day, I have the feeling that the text mentions something about the breadwinner's role. It appears that way: the wording 'at the expense of' – I can see Mrs Swiebel nodding in agreement – seems to refer to the breadwinner's role to some extent, and I, as a Christian-Democrat, rather like this, but others do not, of course.
With regard to the right
I find it somewhat unfortunate that this is brought up precisely at this time, when the acceding countries and the people who live there cannot yet avail themselves of this significant basic right. It is of extreme importance, in my view, for us to underline once again that we very much regret that the basic right of free movement for employees from Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and others, is currently being curtailed to this degree for reasons that are extremely vague, insignificant, and probably mainly of a populist nature. That is why it is all the more important for us to clearly establish this right once again by means of a debate in this plenary sitting."@en1
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