Efter at have modtaget et indledende forslag i november 2002 styrkede Parlamentet på baggrund af den betænkning, som min kollega, fru van den Burg, som stadig sidder i Parlamentet, og som jeg gerne vil rose, dette lovgivningsforslag ved at gøre det muligt at sikre ligebehandling fra dag ét, særligt i forhold til aflønning.
Having received an initial draft, in November 2002 the European Parliament, following on from the report by my fellow Member, Mrs van den Burg, who is still here in this House and to whom I should like to pay tribute, strengthened this draft legislation by making it possible to guarantee equal treatment from day one, in particular regarding pay.