Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-213"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20060516.35.2-213"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, I will try to keep to the three minutes. I completely endorse the analysis which my group chairman gave a moment ago in a reaction to the Commission’s reports. My group, the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, has always been, and will continue to be, consistent where support for Romania’s and Bulgaria’s membership is concerned.
Whilst I can imagine that people in Sofia and Bucharest are disappointed about the Commission’s ongoing refusal to commit itself one way or another, it may also be important to draw your attention to the good news in the Commission’s report, namely that according to the Commission, it is definitely possible to meet the target date of 2007. That is also our group’s ambition.
Secondly, we are against separating the two countries in the way referred to by other speakers a moment ago. With Romania and Bulgaria actually being treated in the same way, we prevent those countries from entering into a race against each other. Another important point to make is that, according to the Commission, both countries have, to a large extent, adopted the
. The number of red flags has significantly decreased in both cases: from 14 to 4 in Romania and from 16 to 6 in Bulgaria. People have worked very hard and achieved a great deal in a short space of time.
It is also important for the Commission, in its reports, to refrain from using the wording that one of the countries is clearly badly prepared in a certain area. That is phraseology that would immediately lead to a discussion about deferral. I think that the progress that has been made in both countries demonstrates the governments’ determination and the fact that we can use that as a basis for our optimism that 2007 is very much possible.
As Mr Schulz has already indicated, this also requires an effort on the part of the Commission itself, which, indeed, shoulders a heavy responsibility in that it must specify what is exactly required from the governments in both countries. Particularly where Bulgaria is concerned, I noticed that there have been a few misunderstandings between the Commission and that country’s Government about what the exact criteria are. I think that both the Government and Parliament in Sofia do not want to leave us in any doubt as to their willingness to do the things that need to be done as quickly as possible.
The difference between Romania and Bulgaria has mainly to do with implementation. In the fight against corruption, Romania swung into action earlier. I have no doubt that, now that legislation is in place in Sofia too, we will very soon see progress in the area of tackling serious crime and the fight against corruption.
We have noticed that the Commission has decided in favour of a certain timeframe, and I think we have to resign ourselves to this and accept it. It is to be hoped that this timeframe is in synch with the ratification processes that are currently taking place, or are yet to take place, in a number of Member States. What is, and will remain, important is that the agreed accession date is respected. We trust that Romania and Bulgaria will succeed in this, and I think that both Sofia and Bucharest realise that this trust must also be earned."@en1
|
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples