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Ending the male monopoly in politics
In the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, Margot Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission, calls for a higher fixed quota of women in politics, pointing to Spain, where it is prescribed by law that 40 percent of the candidates in elections must be women. She notes that of the 54 Polish MEPs only eight are women. "I am pleased to see Europe responding to this challenge. The European Women's Lobby (EWL) - which represents over 4,000 women's organisations - is beginning a campaign this autumn aimed at achieving a better balance of the sexes in the decision-making processes of the EU. In many countries there are a great number of women who are successful in business. In politics women are still under represented. ... It is time to end this male monopoly in politics. Women and men complement each other with their different knowledge and experiences. Involving women in the decision-making process is no more and no less than a step towards achieving democratic representation."
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The crisis in the European vision
"We under-estimated the influence of the States during the discussion about European integration. It is the fault of politicians who proved unable to explain the European project to their citizens. The electors voted 'No' [the European Constitution was rejected in France and the Netherlands] in order to give us a lesson," Margot Wallström, the vice president of the European Commission, asserts in an interview led by Isidre Ambrós. "The EU has grown up quickly and has not had time to capture a place in the hearts of the people. We must focus on those topics that most concern the citizens. ... We politicians must learn to take greater care in what we promise. The era in which Europe was a project of the political elites has passed. Times have changed. We have to recognise that we acted in the wrong way and that we must change. It is necessary that the citizens succeed in appropriating this project for themselves."
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