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"Mr President, Commissioner, the concept of reciprocity is as old as the history of international relations. It has its roots in the tradition of mutual respect and equal treatment for citizens of different countries. Until 1 May 2004, this was an obvious principle for the old Member States and was not open to question. After the 10 new Member States joined the EU, however, people’s attitudes towards this principle suddenly began to change. They began to practice
which essentially means watering down one’s principles so that they correspond to reality, rather than changing reality so that it fits one’s principles. In my opinion, the proposal for a Council Regulation amending the Regulation on the reciprocity mechanism is a further example of
. These amendments are unacceptable to Polish citizens for a number of reasons. Firstly, Poles have always regarded the lack of reciprocity in visa arrangements with certain countries, in particular the United States, as unfair. Secondly, they had every right to expect that when we joined the European Union, which is a community of nations, this community would take on some of the responsibility for defending Poland’s interests, in line with the principle of subsidiarity in its broadest sense. Once again, however, their expectations were dashed, and the musketeers’ magnificent cry of ‘one for all and all for one’, something I am sure we have all heard before, was consigned to the realms of fiction. This is another reason why I cannot vote in favour of this report, even though, or perhaps precisely because, I hold both Polish and American citizenship. On a loosely related note, I cannot help but wonder what has happened to the integrity of the European Union’s policy. I would ask the Commissioner and the President how the international European Community can be expected to wield any power on the international scene if we make such far-reaching concessions in a matter such as this, which appears to be quite straightforward."@en1
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