Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-11-Speech-2-310"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my colleague, Mrs Diamantopoulou, who sends her apologies for not being with us this evening, I should like to congratulate all of you, and in particular Mrs Hautala, on reaching an agreement with the Council on this extremely important directive.
This agreement would not have been possible without Parliament and the Council’s willingness to compromise. The political agreement of 17 April 2002 considerably strengthens the text of the common position which was adopted in June 2001. We can all be very proud of what we have achieved, because we have taken a significant step forward towards our shared objective of equality between men and women.
I think that we have successfully resolved all of the major issues and that we have, to a large extent, met the European Parliament’s concerns. The dossier was a complex one and provoked various amendments. I believe that the final approved text is a compromise in the noble sense of the word, because we are giving the men and women of Europe a tangible result, a very robust directive. We have made considerable progress in the fight against discrimination on the grounds of sex and we have ensured that a fundamental principle of the Treaty will be implemented effectively in the Member States for the foreseeable future.
A striking feature of the new directive is its clarity, which guarantees legal certainty and ensures consistency with similar legislation seeking to combat discrimination. I particularly welcome the new provisions that have been introduced: the approval of a common European definition of sexual harassment, with a responsibility for employers; the prevention of harassment and sexual harassment and the establishment of company equality reports, and the extended mandate given by the directive to bodies responsible for implementing the principle of equality. The institutions have shown their determination to reach the compromises necessary to conclude this dossier, and I hope that this will set a precedent for future collaboration between them."@en1
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