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Mr President, let me first of all thank you for this very substantive, serious and responsible debate. In my view there is lots of common ground for such a Commission recommendation on 16 May that complies with Parliament’s views that I have heard today. I will not be able to respond to all your questions now; I have done so on numerous occasions in the last couple of weeks and months, both orally and in written form. I am glad to continue to respond to your letters concerning Bulgaria and Romania and the progress made in these two countries.
Let me just sum up the view and position of the Commission as regards the accession date and conditions regarding Bulgaria and Romania. My goal is that both countries could join in January 2007. However, my duty is to ensure that when they join, they truly meet the criteria and join as fully prepared members of the European Union. In that regard, the jury is still out, at least until 16 May.
I want to add that safeguard clauses and continued monitoring can address certain sectoral shortcomings if need be. We will also outline this in May and, if necessary, specify in greater detail in our October progress report. However, at the same time let me underline that the real critical task for both countries is not to lose any momentum as regards the reforms and their implementation. The essential yardstick will be the progress both countries can still make as regards the reform of the judiciary and their fight against corruption and crime.
I fully agree with those who say that this is not a quantitative matter, but the critical thing is that there needs to be a critical mass moving the reforms further so that they become irreversible. For that we need to have clear proof that the structural conditions to fight corruption and organised crime are in place in both countries, because these issues underpin society and the economy in their entirety.
In conclusion I can assure you that the Commission shall present a fully objective and balanced assessment on 16th May and I can assure you that we make a proposal for a carefully calibrated decision that will maintain the momentum of essential reforms and their implementation on the ground up to and beyond the accession of the two countries.
That is our task as the guardian of the Treaties and for this I will ask for your support on 16th May and in the coming debate following that report."@en1
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