Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party has congratulated the European Parliament for backing a green resolution on gender equality and child care.

Arnold Cassola, Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, said, “The European Parliament voted with a large majority in favour of a Greens/EFA alternative resolution on non-discrimination based on gender and intergenerational solidarity, thus defeating the original report presented by MEP Anna Zaborska of the European People’s Party.”

Prof Cassola added, “The European Greens and Alternattiva Demokratika are delighted that the majority of MEPs have defeated the Czech Presidency’s proposed retrograde family model for childcare. The economic problems of today are not a valid excuse for trying to bring back outmoded and discriminatory family models of the past.”

Mary Anne Zammit, Alternattiva Demokratika Spokesperson on Health and Social Protection concluded, “The European Parliament has made it amply clear that women should no longer have to choose between having children and a professional career. It also supports the principle that women share family responsibilities on an equal footing with their husbands or partners.”

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