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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enlargement of the Union2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020612.5.3-242"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-12-Speech-3-2432
lpv:speaker	lp:Amalia Sartori2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-04-04--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-05-08--2002-09-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too would like to congratulate Mr Brok and the many speakers who have helped to present the report before us today on their work. I share the position of the many Members who have called for caution and rigour as well as boldness when we bring the accession process to a close for each individual country. The entry of the candidate countries is a decision, a political objective and a necessity for the Union’s States. The decision to allow individual countries to enter the Union is based on merit and strict compliance with the Helsinki Council and the Copenhagen criteria. I welcome the participation of the candidate countries in the Convention’s work, for it will become quite clear to them from that debate that, as well as the need for good government and combating corruption and crime, as well as economic, judicial and social reform, as well as agricultural and fund distribution policies, there is another point on which the Union is not prepared to compromise: civil rights and equal opportunities, which must be non-negotiable preconditions for EU membership. In actual fact, the present time is a phase in the enlargement of Europe. It is true that previous enlargement has been gradual, with Europe growing from the six original countries to the 15 it comprises today. What frightens us is the speed with which this new phase of enlargement is taking place, particularly considering that ten countries are joining the Union which have not long been democracies. It is for precisely this reason that we both fully support the political decision and advocate caution and the need for rigorous respect for the acquis."@en1

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