P. whereas petitioners accuse the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt) of discriminating against the non-German spouse in mixed marriages; whereas, on account of its operational independence, the Jugendamt contributes in some cases to the difficulties encountered by foreign divorced parents wishing to leave German territory with their children;

P. whereas petitioners accuse the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt ) of discriminating against the non-German spouse in mixed marriages; whereas, on account of its operational independence, the Jugendamt contributes in some cases to the difficulties encountered by foreign divorced parents wishing to leave German territory with their children;

12. Regrets that for many workers the reconciliation of work and family life remains a difficult task; calls on the Member States to give all parents, especially women, single-parent families, disadvantaged or disabled people opportunities for integration not only into working life but also into lifelong learning processes; stresses, as a prerequisite, that organisation of work and training possibilities should be made compatible with parental responsibilities, that childcare structures should be made more effective and accessible and that appropriate support should be provided for parents; calls, furthermore, on Member States to put ...[+++]in place policies and programmes to support family carers;

I have finished my four minutes and I want to keep some time for the end of this debate, so I would just like to end by saying that in this time of austerity and times of economic difficulties, we must make sure that early years is still on the agenda and we still do what needs to be done in this important area.

4. Is of the opinion that the application for such an order should be set for hearing within a reasonable time, so as to give the respondent the right to be heard and to enable the court to re-evaluate the situation and decide accordingly, and that notice should be given to the respondent by the bank and by the court as well; considers that the practical difficulties with regard to service of an attachment order, the authenticity of the order and its speedy service on the bank could be addressed by the use of modern communications technology; takes the view that the costs should in the first instance ...[+++] be borne by the applicant, who could finally recover them from the respondent in the event that he succeeds in his court action;

moreover, since ECEC provides an opportunity for the early detection of learning difficulties and early intervention, it can help to identify young children with special educational needs and, wherever possible, facilitate their integration into mainstream schools.