Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-03-22-Speech-3-077"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-03-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2007 Annual Policy Strategy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060322.11.3-077"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-22-Speech-3-0782
lpv:speaker	lp:Libor Rouček2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Česká strana sociálně demokratická (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2006-11-12)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, today I should like to concentrate on some of Europe's priorities for 2007 from the perspective of European enlargement. It can now be said that the 2004 enlargement has been a great success for Europe, from a political, security, economic and social point of view, and I am sure that 2007 will see that success continue. In 2007, the first new Member States are set to enter the euro zone. In this regard, I should like to challenge the Commission to be proactive in helping those countries to prepare for the arrival of the euro, and strictly to monitor compliance with entry requirements, the so-called Maastricht criteria. I am convinced that meeting the criteria, whether of Maastricht or of the Stability and Growth Pact, is crucial to preserving the political, financial and community credibility of the single European currency. In 2007, the new Member States of Central and Eastern Europe will also become part of the enlarged Schengen area. The scrapping of internal border controls between Member States, enabling genuine freedom of movement within the Union should under no circumstances mean enabling freedom of movement for all manner of criminality, illegal migration, and so forth. The fight against crime and violence in Europe, along with the launch of the second generation of the Schengen system should, to my mind, form part of the EU's clear and practical priorities for 2007. Lastly, 2007 should also be the year of the next enlargement, with the accession to the Union of Romania and Bulgaria. In this regard, I should like to call on the Commission to help these two countries to prepare for accession and to ensure that they fulfil their entry requirements in every respect. Romania and Bulgaria must be as properly prepared for accession as were the 10 accession countries in 2004. I believe that this is extremely important for the credibility of future enlargements and if the European public is to accept this process."@en1

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