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Tuesday, 23 October 2012 - Strasbourg OJ edition

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Text tabled : A7-0271/2012

  Barbara Matera (PPE), in writing.(IT) I voted in favour of the proposal of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to designate 2013 as the European Year of Citizens. I believe that it is vitally important to raise awareness among European Union citizens of their rights and guarantees, as enshrined in the Treaty of Maastricht and the Treaty of Lisbon. The European Year of Citizens is intended to increase the active civic and democratic participation of Union citizens. As Vice-Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, I support this proposal because I hope that it will not only reinforce equality and solidarity among the Member States, but will also enhance gender equality among citizens and increase the participation of women in the economic, political and social life of the European Union. I also regard this decision as extremely important in terms of increasing the mobility of workers and the resulting employment rate.

 
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