Karas, for den tid og det arbejde, han har lagt i denne betænkning. I min egenskab af rådgivende ordfører for udtalelsen fra Udvalget om Kvinders Rettigheder skal jeg især lægge vægt på betydningen af, at de arbejdsmarkedsorienterede pensionskasser overholder princippet om lige muligheder for mænd og kvinder, som indgår i traktaten.
As draftsperson of the opinion of the Committee on Women 's Rights and Equal Opportunities, I would primarily like to stress the importance of respect for the principle of equality between men and women - which is laid down in the Treaty - by institutions for occupational retirement provision, upheld, moreover, by the directives on equal treatment in public and professional social security systems.