Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-15-Speech-3-224"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Romania's progress towards accession2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.7.3-224"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-2252
lpv:speaker	lp:Anneli Jäätteenmäki2
lpv:spokenAs	member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3 member; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-13--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, firstly I wish to thank my colleague, Mr Moscovici, for an excellent report, and one that takes account of different points of view. Candidate countries must be treated equally and fairly. Romania must fulfil the conditions imposed on it, just as the others did when they acceded to the Union. We are not striving for perfection here: none of the present Member States of the Union is perfect. Problems have been mentioned here today relating to Romania’s home affairs and issues of justice. Mr Basescu, winner of the Romanian presidential elections, promised the Romanians in his victory speech an unsullied administration and an independent civil service. This promise must be taken seriously and must be fulfilled. We have to encourage Romania to bring about reforms. I wish to emphasise the importance of promoting human rights in the future. Attention should not just be paid to the viability of public administration: human rights issues are at least as important, if not more so. Trafficking in human beings is something for which there must be zero tolerance, both in Romania and elsewhere in Europe. Unfortunately, even the credibility of the present Member States suffers on this issue. We cannot establish a margin of tolerance for trafficking in human beings: it has to be completely prohibited. Romania also needs support in its implementation of the new law on child protection. Finally, I wish to express my thanks to Commissioner Rehn, as he has promised to keep Parliament very well informed. In my opinion, that is a very important point. Romania should be ready for membership, but the current Member States should also be ready to accept Romania as a member, and dialogue between the Commission and Parliament can only further that endeavour."@en1

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