Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-10-18-Speech-1-075"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-10-18"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20101018.13.1-075"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Regina Bastos2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Europe is ageing, and it has very low birth rates. These factors pose great challenges to the European Union, and we must respond to them with concrete solutions. We have agreed on this observation during this debate, despite the differing views that have become evident in the discussion. In Portugal, for example, the birth rate is not high enough to ensure that generations are replaced, and this situation is jeopardising the future. This is happening in my country, as it is in the majority of EU Member States. I am sure that more flexible policies with regard to maternity leave can help to reverse these trends. We must send families a consistent message of support for motherhood, with concrete measures for the better reconciliation of professional, private and family life. Women must be protected so that they can choose to have children without having to leave the labour market. Meeting this challenge is vital if we want to achieve the economic and social objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy and combat demographic ageing. In Portugal, for example, maternity leave is already paid at 100% of earnings for 120 days, in an attempt to counteract the low birth rate that we are experiencing. I would therefore argue that women’s salaries should be assured during maternity leave in the manner described in the report under discussion. Allowing each Member State to create conditions that will ensure an objective of paying full salaries during maternity leave by 2020 seems a sensible step. Finally, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Estrela, for her persistence in defending measures which are aimed at protecting families, whilst also counteracting the ageing of the population."@en1
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