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Mr President, just a month and a half ago we talked in this Chamber about Romania’s accession to the European Union. Then it was to discuss the report presented by the Commissioner, Mr Rehn. We are doing so again today in order to discuss the report which this Parliament will approve tomorrow and which I hope will receive full support.
There is a fundamental coincidence between the two reports. Much significant progress has been made in Romania, but efforts are still needed in several areas, which we are all aware of and which have been mentioned today. The two reports also coincide on one fundamental point: it is very important that progress be made in the field of justice and home affairs, particularly with regard to the implementation of the reform in the justice system, better border controls and the fight against corruption, the latter being an essential issue and one on which Parliament wants to see results.
There is another significant coincidence between the Commission’s report and the Moscovici report: these are decisive times. As the Commissioner has said, in the spring the Commission will produce a report on Romania’s degree of preparedness and give its opinion on the possible creation of a mechanism that could delay effective accession by one year. This Parliament will then also issue its opinion on this issue, as laid down in the text that we will vote on tomorrow. We want to be closely involved in this issue.
The results in the field of justice and home affairs and the fight against corruption will be very important in this spring’s assessment. The Romanian Government must therefore carry on making the greatest possible effort in this and other areas. The example of the successes achieved in the field of competition policy, which was previously an issue of immense concern, must serve to stimulate the work still to be done.
Mr President, it is true that the accessions of Romania and Bulgaria should not fall victim to the new climate of crisis and fatigue amongst the citizens demonstrated by the failures relating to the Constitutional Treaty. But we must be realistic; that climate exists and it is difficult for it not to affect the Members of this Parliament, who are close to the citizens and who will be watching the degree of preparation of the two countries very closely.
In summary, Romania has an historic date with the European Union on 1 January 2007. As the report states, Parliament is reiterating its desire for this to take place, but it also stresses that achieving that objective depends, firstly, on the Romanian authorities fulfilling their commitments. We support and applaud the efforts they are making to get there on time and to achieve their goal, but that is a job for the Romanian authorities."@en1
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