Tarja Halonen Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.”
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“It is positive that the change in Finland means a rush in the elections and not in the streets.”
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“European citizens expect that there will be also a fair system inside the European Union and in the euro, and that's why we have to have quite hard discipline.”
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“Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.”
-- Tarja Halonen -
“Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.”
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“Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.”
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“The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.”
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“It is people who are the objects of globalization and at the same time its subjects. What also follows logically from this is that globalization is not a law of nature, but rather a process set in train by people.”
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“Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.”
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“The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.”
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“Women receive easily the most difficult assignments.”
-- Tarja Halonen
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