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Gloria Martin (PSOE) stressed the importance of having a progressive European Parliament (21/04/2009)

Murcia hosted a Day of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament on "Equality Policies in the European Union" as the first act of pre-campaign for European Parliament elections.

The event was presented by the Socialist candidate in the Region in these elections, Gloria Martin, and he spoke, moreover, the Socialist deputy in Parliament, Francisca Pleguezuelos, President of the Socialist Group in the Senate, Carmen Silva, President Rural Women FADEMUR grouped, María Dolores Abellán, and office director of the Agencia Efe, Celia Cantero.

The MEP Pleguezuelos Francisca explained the evolution of the Equal driven by the Zapatero government, stressing, among other things, the extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks for mothers and the inclusion of 4 weeks compulsory for parents .

Gloria Martin stressed the importance of the European Parliament have a progressive majority to fight, also from a social standpoint, equality between men and women.

The president, Federation of Rural Women in the Region of Murcia, María Dolores Abellán, said the goal is to unite FADEMUR the voices of women in rural areas to eliminate multiple discrimination they suffer.

Journalist Celia Cantu, head of the Agency in Murcia Efe, referred to the treatment that the media give such sensitive issues as gender violence.

The president of the Socialist Group in the Senate, Carmen Silva, spoke of the PSOE as "the party of equality and the rights of women."

At the close of the Seminar was attended by the Secretary General for Equality Policies of the Ministry of Gender, Isabel Martínez Lozano, and the secretary general of the Socialist Murcia, Pedro Saura.

Source: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista

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