Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-19-Speech-2-065"

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dcterms:Date	"2007-06-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Family life and study (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070619.6.2-065"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-19-Speech-2-0662
lpv:speaker	lp:Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Alleanza Siciliana (2005-09-20--2007-11-26)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Europe – and in particular southern Europe – has suffered for years from a low birth rate, or even negative population growth, as is the case in Italy. There are many, varied reasons why the cradles of our towns are remaining empty for too long: the ever-increasing cost of living, with which wages are not keeping step, and the late entry of young people onto the employment market, partly due to the wish and the need to study longer in order to become more competitive in a society that is ever more demanding. The ambitious goal, which is not an easy one to meet, is therefore not only that of reconciling young people’s right to further education and training with their aspirations to create a family and to have their children at an earlier stage of their lives, but also, indirectly, that of making the Lisbon objectives compatible with the demographic regeneration of our society. The Member States have a duty to create an appropriate social, economic and educational framework, always keeping in mind the ultimate aim of promoting equal opportunities. For example, the allocation of paternity leave, which is increasingly widespread in northern Europe, is a valid way of attempting to meet the rightful aspirations of young women. Mr President, we all know that the Member States have exclusive responsibility for the sectors of education and the family, but it is for this very reason that, with a view to finding a common denominator among the states of the European Union, I believe that the rapporteur’s proposal to provide for the exchange of best practice within the context of the meetings of Ministers is to be fully supported. For this reason, my parliamentary group is in favour of the report."@en1

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