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"Mr President, as far as the criteria to be fulfilled by the two countries are concerned, everything has already been said. I would like to draw your attention to three other aspects.
First of all, let us remember that building normality in Western Europe, in spite of democracy and significant aid from the USA, took a long time. Secondly, the Union has made the decision to accept these two countries and has set a date, which I think constitutes an obligation on the part of such an important political institution. Thirdly, have we, as the European Union, given enough assistance to these countries with respect to achieving these standards?
If Bulgaria and Romania were today located in the Pacific, we could wait for the criteria to be fulfilled, but seeing as they are in Europe, we cannot remain indifferent. The Commission needs to play an active role, as do the Council and Parliament. I do not see any other solution. I would also like to add that Bulgaria and Romania are naturally a part of Europe, they are natural members of Europe, part of this body, and our common duty should be to integrate these two countries into one body.
As my speech has been quite short and I have saved some time, I should merely like to conclude by telling our colleague Mr Cohn-Bendit, who so vehemently criticised the Polish Government, that he also had the opportunity to judge his Chancellor, who represented an EU Member State for many years, on how he behaved just before leaving office."@en1
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