I am certain that the newly-elected Bureau will conti
nue the work of the working party without interruption and with the same committed attitude, and it can do its work on a sound basis, for the former Bureau recently adopted, unanimously, my report on the development of equality of opportunity between 2002 and 2006, which formulated ambitious objectives to be achieved by 2009, including a marked increase i
n the proportion of women in leadership positions in this House, in particular in middle
...[+++] and top management.