Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-11-Speech-2-307"
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"Mr President, it is with great pleasure that I thank Mrs Hautala for this serious piece of work. Mrs Hautala has not just lived with it herself but has also involved quite a few political groups in the course of a very long period, and that has paid dividends.
I wish particularly to mention that both parents are now entitled to return to the same, or similar, jobs following parental leave. That only applies, however, if this right is established in the Member States’ legislation.
I really do hope that knowledge of this directive will quickly be disseminated among people and also be taken due note of by those Member States which still do not have this type of legislation.
It is also worth mentioning that the directive in actual fact gives concrete form to the political ambition always expressed in formal speeches: namely, that of being able to combine family and working life. The directive entails practical action that can contribute to realising this ambition. A lack of will and understanding is revealed when our political ambition collides with employers’ absolute unwillingness to reflect upon their role when it comes to low birth rates in the European Union.
Finally, I would remind you, regarding Paragraph 9 of the report, that, in this area, the church and the army have proved to be two solidly reactionary elements in society."@en1
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