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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I, too, wish to start by offering my sincere congratulations to Mrs Svensson on her successful report. The report that she presented in committee was truly balanced and largely complete. It is important that the issue of ‘women and health’ be addressed at European level. I should also like thank the Commissioner for instigating the appropriate initiatives in this regard as, firstly, there is still a lack of information on the effects of many medicinal products on women and, secondly, illnesses specific to women are still receiving unequal treatment in research. There are hardly any clinical trials involving the testing of medicinal products on women. This is a particularly important aspect against the background of our current discussions on the Seventh Framework Research Programme.
Thirdly – and this is a particular concern of mine – EU action is also important in the case of osteoporosis, the hidden epidemic which particularly affects women. It is important that the fight against this disease finally be given a higher profile.
Quite apart from these comments, I should also like to express my regret that the report in the form currently being put to the vote in plenary is only a watered-down version of what Mrs Svensson originally presented in committee. I find it particularly infuriating that the report now includes demands for shorter working hours and higher pay for healthcare professionals: in paragraph 54, for example. Although I fully appreciate the difficult working conditions within the health service, this is not something that should be dealt with at European level. Where would we be if decisions on pay were taken at European level? On the subject of working hours: we have only recently adopted the Working Time Directive, so I do not think it right for this issue to be addressed once more in this good report.
The same goes for an amendment tabled by the Socialist Group in the European Parliament on unisex tariffs. We adopted a directive regarding unisex tariffs in 2004; I do not consider it appropriate to now demand a further revision of this. I, and other members of my group, therefore reserve the right to vote against this report tomorrow – if this means voting on absurd matters – even though I warmly welcome the essence of the report."@en1
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