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"Mr President, the valuable report submitted by the Commission gives an objective and realistic picture of the situation in the two countries. It is a fact that Bulgaria and Romania have made significant efforts, since the last Commission report, towards the integration and full application of the . It is a fact that no one can contest and no one can disparage. However, it is also a fact that serious shortcomings are noted in the Commission report. Amnesty International has already pointed out certain problems with the protection of human rights, just as the Commission report has pointed out serious shortcomings in combating corruption, in reorganising the public administration, in modernising the judicial system, in combating piracy and infringements of industrial property rules, in integrating the in farming as regards plant health protection and the protection of animal health, in controlling the external borders, in state aid in the steel industry, in the environment and in nuclear safety. These are important shortcomings which not only affect the progress of the two countries towards their accession, but also affect neighbouring countries and the Member States of the European Union. Issues such as the protection of the health of animals, plant health protection, the environment, nuclear safety, state aid and tax, insurance and labour dumping also cause serious economic and social problems in the Member States of the European Union. I believe that it is in the interests of the European Union and the peoples of the two countries to remain firm in defending the strategy of enlargement and to make every possible effort to complete the procedure of the timely integration of Bulgaria and Romania into the European Union. The Balkans face serious developments and the integration of Bulgaria and Romania will contribute to peace and to the strengthening of stability and security. However, the message must be clear. The accession procedure will proceed without discounts, but also without new terms and with the constant objective of the full integration and application of European principles and the . To close, I should like to point out that what is urgently required is the contribution of the European Commission to the full appropriation of preaccession financing aid for Bulgaria and Romania in the direction of the full application of the . It is the responsibility of the Council to adopt the proposals of the European Parliament on the 2006 budget."@en1
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