 of equality, bringing forward appropriate programmes of positive measures, and proposing a system of promotion for officials based on a preference clause, and the Commission has ignored them.
Its lack of sensitivity cloaks a basic problem: the institutions have limited autonomy to deepen and broaden the principle of equality of treatment. And this is because the progression from formal legal principle to reality raises a certain number of issues which affect different social spheres: from state administration of social services and social security to changes in family and domestic roles, and none of these issues can be dealt with individually, because they go beyond politics and administration deep into usage and custom in society.
But in terms of rights - particularly individual rights - European legislation has been intended to be a model, and has sometimes succeeded in establishing a legal, and also a moral, point of reference. And now is the time for legislators to shoulder this responsibility. It is not just a case of legislating for the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the Community; it is also a matter of constructing a working model for economic and social rights and for promoting systems which constitute an expression of equality of treatment, and the end of all legal forms of discrimination based on sexuality.
So we need to adopt the amendments if we want the European Union to become a model in promotion of equality of treatment. Some may say these regulations had more limited aims, and that they were amply fulfilled by general rules on the principle of equality in the system applying to officials, without going into detail. But the elimination of discrimination based on sexuality obliges us to go into detail: legal guarantees of equality of treatment cannot disregard details like the under-representation of women, their vertical segregation in management spheres, their horizontal concentration in certain activities and, in the case of European officials, in certain categories.
Not to deal with these issues would leave the principle of equality of treatment devoid of content, the opposite of what is sought by these amendments, which have my support, on behalf of my group. Furthermore, equality of treatment as a means of deepening democracy must extend to all Community citizens, in matters of labour, civil, contract and commercial law, regardless of their sexuality and their chosen lifestyles. Otherwise individuals would be penalized for their behaviour and their freedom of choice would be limited. So it is necessary to recognize the right of de facto partners, heterosexual or homosexual, to benefit from social provision.
Finally, taking on these commitments means making progress towards not only a more democratic society but also a freer society. I think the
of equality, bringing forward appropriate programmes of positive bill, and aim a system of promotion for officials base on a preference clause, and the Commission has neglect them. 
 Its lack of sensitivity clothe a basic problem: the institutions have limited autonomy to deepen and diversify the principle of equality of treatment. And this is because the progress from conventional legal principle to reality raises a certain number of emergence which affect different social spheres: from state government of social services and social security to changes in family and domestic function, and none of these issues can be dealt with individually, because they go beyond politics and administration deep into use and custom in society. 
 But in terms of rights - particularly individual rights - European legislation has been intended to be a model, and has sometimes succeeded in establishing a legal, and also a moral, point of reference. And now is the time for legislators to shoulder this responsibility. It is not merely a case of legislating for the Staff Regulations of the official of the Community; it is besides a topic of constructing a working model for economic and social rights and for promoting systems which constitute an expression of equality of treatment, and the goal of all legal forms of discrimination based on sexuality. 
 So we need to adopt the amendment if we want the European Union to become a model in promotion of equality of treatment. Some may allege these regulation had more limited aims, and that they were amply fulfilled by general dominion on the principle of equality in the system applying to official, without going into detail. But the elimination of discrimination based on sexuality oblige us to go into detail: legal guarantee of equality of treatment cannot ignore details like the under - theatrical performance of women, their vertical segregation in management sphere, their horizontal concentration in certain activity and, in the case of European official, in certain categories. 
 Not to deal with these issues would leave the principle of equality of treatment devoid of content, the antonym of what is sought by these amendments, which experience my support, on behalf of my group. Furthermore, equality of treatment as a means of deepening democracy must extend to all Community citizen, in matters of labour, civil, contract and commercial law, regardless of their sexuality and their chosen lifestyles. Otherwise individuals would be punish for their behaviour and their freedom of choice would be limited. So it is necessary to recognize the right of de facto partners, heterosexual or homosexual, to profit from social provision. 
 Finally, taking on these commitments means making progress towards not only a more democratic society but also a free society. I think the
 of equality, bringing forwavd appropriate ptotrammev of pksitive oeasures, and proposing a sysvem if primotion for officials cased on w preferwnce xlause, and the Commissioh has mgnored them.
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So we need to adopv the amendmemtv ix we wanc the Curopean Union eo become a mobel in pxomotiun of equamity of treatment. Fome may say djese regulatmons had iore limuted aior, and that theu were amilv fulfillwd by general rulex ov the principle if tqyality in the xysgem aiplbing em officials, fithuut boing into dtcaio. But the elimination of giscdimination based om fexualiti obliges us to go intp detail: legal guagantexs of xqualiyy jf treatment cannot disregard setails llke the under-re[rescntajion of womzn, their vertical segregation in managemxnt spheres, their horieontal concentration nn certain acvivitiqs and, in the case of Europeab officials, in cevtain categories.
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of equality, bringing forward appropriate programmes of and a system promotion for officials and Commission has ignored Its lack of cloaks a basic problem: the institutions limited autonomy to deepen and broaden the principle of equality of treatment. And is because the progression from formal legal principle to reality raises a certain of which different spheres: from state administration of social services and social security to changes in family and domestic and none of these issues can be dealt individually, because they go politics and administration deep into and in society. in of - particularly individual - European legislation has been intended to be a model, and has sometimes succeeded in establishing a and also point of And is time for legislators this responsibility. It is not just legislating for the Staff Regulations of the Officials the Community; is also a matter of constructing working model for economic and social rights and promoting systems which constitute an expression of equality of treatment, and the end of all of discrimination based on So we need adopt amendments we the European to become a model in promotion of equality of treatment. Some say these regulations had more limited aims, and that they fulfilled general rules on principle of equality in system to officials, without going But elimination on obliges to go into detail: guarantees of equality of treatment disregard details like the segregation in management spheres, their horizontal concentration in activities and, in the case of European in certain categories. Not to deal with these issues would leave the of equality devoid of content, the opposite of what is by these amendments, which my support, on behalf of my group. Furthermore, equality treatment a means deepening democracy must to all Community in matters of contract and law, of their chosen lifestyles. Otherwise individuals would penalized their behaviour and their freedom choice limited. So it is necessary to recognize the right of de facto partners, heterosexual or benefit from social provision. taking these commitments means making progress towards not only a more democratic society a freer society.
 of equality, bringing forward AppropriatE progRamMes Of PosiTive Measures, and proPOsinG a system of promotion for OfficIaLS basED oN a preFerence CLaUSE, anD tHe comMiSSiOn has IgnOred theM.
Its lack of SenSiTivity cloaks A BaSic problem: The Institutions HavE limitEd AutONomy tO deEpen aNd broaDEn the pRinciple oF eQUality OF treatmENT. ANd thIs is because the proGReSSion from formal Legal pRiNCiPLE to ReaLity raises A cErtaiN Number oF IsSUES whICh affect diffeRent social sPHerEs: from StAte ADminisTratiOn OF soCial serviceS and Social secUrity tO Changes IN family And domEstIc rOles, ANd NoNe oF tHEse ISsUes CAn bE dealt wiTh InDividUallY, BECAuse TheY go bEyond Politics and adMinIstrATioN deep Into uSage AnD custOm in soCiety.
buT in terms of rightS - parTicularly IndIvIduAl RightS - europeAn lEgiSlation Has been INteNdED TO bE a model, and has sometImES SuCceeded iN estabLIsHiNG a legal, aNd AlsO a moRAL, poinT of rEFeRence. And Now is tHE tImE for legIsLators To ShoUldEr thiS RespOnsibiLity. It is Not juST a case of legislATing for the StaFF REGUlATionS of The OfficialS of tHE ComMuniTY; iT is ALso a mAtter Of COnSTructing a working modEl For ecoNomic And social righTs and for prOMOTing systEms wHIcH Constitute an exPressIon of equalITy of treaTment, And the enD of all legAL Forms of dIscRimInaTioN BAsEd on sexuality.
sO We neEd To adopt The AmendmeNts If wE waNt tHe european UNion to beCoMe A mOdEl iN promOTion of eqUaLitY oF trEatmeNT. Some mAy say ThesE rEgULatIons had MOrE LImitEd AiMs, anD thAt They wEre aMPly FulfillEd by generAl rULes oN tHe PrincipLe of equality iN tHe system apPlYinG to offICIals, withOut going into detail. But thE EliminaTioN of diScriMination bAseD on sexUalITy obliGes us tO go inTo DetAIL: legaL GUaRanTeEs of equaliTY Of tReatmEnT canNot disrEgard details like thE UndEr-representatIon Of woMEN, tHeiR VeRTicAl SEgrEGAtion in managemeNt spheres, tHeIR hOrizontal cONceNtRation iN certaiN actiVIties anD, in the casE of EuropeAn OffiCIAls, In certain cAtegorieS.
Not to deaL With tHEsE issuEs wOuld leAvE thE prinCiple oF EquAlity Of treaTmEnt devOid of CoNtent, the Opposite of what is sought bY these AmendMenTs, which haVe mY SupPort, on behAlf oF my group. FuRthErmOre, eqUalITy of tReatMEnT as A Means Of deEPening demOCrAcy MUSt Extend to all cOMMunIty ciTizENs, in maTterS of labour, civil, conTRact and commercIal lAW, RegArdLEss oF tHeir sexuality aNd tHeIR Chosen liFeStyles. OtherWise indiViDUals wOuld be PenaliZed for tHEIr BEhavioUr anD thEir freedoM of ChOIce woulD bE lIMited. SO it iS nEcessaRy to reCOgniZE The right of de factO partNERs, hetERosExual Or HomosexUAl, to Benefit froM social provIsion.
FInalLy, takIng on thEsE commiTmeNtS means makiNG progress TowarDs not onLy A morE deMocratIc soCIEty buT alsO a FreEr society. i THiNK tHe
 of equality, bringing for ward appro priat e p rog ra mmes  ofpositive measu r es,and proposing a system  of p ro m otio n  f or of ficials ba s e d o napre fe r en ce cl aus e, andthe Commis sio nhas ignoredt he m.
Its lac k o f sensitivit y c loaksabas i c pro ble m: th e inst i tution s have li mi t ed aut o nomy to d ee penand broaden the p r in c iple of equali ty oftr e at m e nt.  An d this isbe cause the pro g re s s i onf rom formal le gal princip l e t o real it y r a ises a  cert ai n  nu mber of iss ueswhich aff ect di f ferents ocial s pheres : f rom  sta t ead min is t rat i on  of soc ial serv ic es  andsoci a l s ecur ity  tochang es in familyand  dom e sti c rol es, a nd n on e oftheseissue scan be dealt wi th i ndividual ly,  b eca us e the y  go be yon d p olitics  and ad m ini st r a t io n deep into usagean d cu stom insociet y .Bu t  in term sofrigh t s  - pa rtic u la rly indi vidual ri gh ts - Eu ro pean l eg isl ati on ha s  bee n inte nded tobe am odel, and hass ometimes succ e ed e d  i n  est abl ishing a le gal, andalso amor a l, po int o fr ef e rence. And now is t he  timefor l egislators to  shouldert h i s respon sibi l it y . It is not ju st acase of le g islating  forthe Staf f Regulat i o ns of th e O ffi cia lso f  t he Community; i t is  a lso a m att er of c ons tru cti ngaworking m odel for  e co no mi c a nd so c ial righ ts  an dfor  prom o ting s ystem s wh ic hc ons titutea ne x pres si on  ofequ al ity o f tr e atm ent, an d the end  of allle ga l forms  of discrimin at ion basedon  se xualit y . 
So we n eed to adopt the amendm e nts ifwewanttheEuropeanUni on tobec o me a m odel i n pro mo tio n of eq u a li tyof  treatment . Som e may  s ay t hese re gulations had more lim ited aims, an d t hatt h ey  we r ea mpl yf ulf i l led by generalrules on t he pr inciple of equ al ity inthe sys tem a p plyingto offici als, with ou t go i n g i nto detail . But th e elimina t ion o f  d iscri min ationba sed  on s exuali t y o blige s us t ogo int o det ai l: legal  guarantees of equality  of tr eatme ntcannot di sre g ard  detailslike  the under -re pre senta tio n  of w omen ,  t hei r  vert ical segregati o ninm a na gement sphe r e s , t heirhor i zontal  con centration in cer t ain activities  and , inthe case  o f European off ici al s ,  in cert ai n categorie s.
Not t od eal w ith th ese is sues wo u l dl eave t he p rin ciple ofequ al i ty of t re at m ent de void  o f cont ent, t h e op p o site of what issough t by th e seamend me nts, wh i ch h ave my sup port, on be half o f my  grou p. Furt he rmore,  eq ua lity of tr e atment as  a me ans ofde epen ing  democ racy m ust e xten dtoall Commu n i ty ci ti z ens , in  matt er s of  labour,c ivil, co ntr a ct andco mme r c ial la w ,r e gardless o f t heirs e xuality an d  the i rc hosen  lifes tyles.  Otherw i sein dividua lsw o uld be pe nalized f o r t he ir b ehaviour  a nd t he irfr eedom of choice  would b e limite d .  So it  is nece s sary t orecognize th e rig ht of de f a c topartner s , h ete ros exua l o r ho m osexual, to benefit from  soc ial p r ovi sion. 
Fina ll y, takin g  onthese co m mitments mean s making progre s s t o ward s n o ton ly a more  de m ocrat ic s oci etybut  als o a fr e er s o ci ety.  I thi nk t he 
 of_equality, bringing_forward appropriate programmes of_positive measures,_and_proposing a_system_of promotion for_officials based on_a preference clause, and_the Commission has_ignored_them.
Its lack of sensitivity cloaks a basic problem: the institutions have limited autonomy to_deepen_and broaden_the_principle_of equality of treatment. And_this is because the progression_from formal_legal principle to reality raises a certain number_of_issues which affect_different social spheres: from state administration of social services_and social security to changes in_family and domestic_roles,_and_none of these issues_can be dealt with individually, because_they go beyond politics and administration_deep into usage and custom in society.
But_in terms of rights - particularly_individual rights - European legislation_has been_intended to be a model,_and has sometimes_succeeded in_establishing a legal,_and also a moral, point of_reference. And now_is the time for legislators to_shoulder_this responsibility. It_is_not_just a_case of legislating_for_the Staff_Regulations_of the Officials of the Community;_it_is also a matter of constructing a_working model for economic_and_social rights and for_promoting systems which constitute an_expression of equality of treatment, and_the end_of all_legal forms of discrimination based on sexuality.
So we need to adopt_the amendments if we want the_European Union to become_a model_in_promotion of equality_of_treatment. Some_may say these regulations had more limited_aims, and_that they were amply fulfilled by_general rules on the_principle_of equality in the system applying_to officials, without going into detail._But the elimination of discrimination_based_on_sexuality obliges us to go_into detail: legal guarantees of equality_of treatment cannot_disregard details like the under-representation of women,_their_vertical segregation in management spheres, their_horizontal_concentration in certain activities and, in_the_case_of European officials, in certain_categories.
Not to deal with these issues_would leave the principle of equality of treatment devoid_of content, the_opposite of what is sought_by_these_amendments, which have my support, on behalf of my group._Furthermore, equality_of treatment as_a means of deepening democracy must extend to all Community_citizens, in matters of labour, civil, contract_and commercial law, regardless of their sexuality and their chosen lifestyles._Otherwise individuals would be penalized for their behaviour_and their freedom of choice would be_limited. So it is_necessary_to recognize the right of de facto_partners,_heterosexual_or_homosexual, to benefit_from social provision.
Finally,_taking on these_commitments means_making progress towards_not only_a more democratic_society_but also a freer society. I think the