Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-14-Speech-3-062"
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"Mr President, Parliament has been a consistent supporter of enlargement and, in particular, the timely accession of Bulgaria and Romania. I trust, therefore, that the European Council this week will confirm its commitment to the accession date of 1 January 2007 for those countries.
As the rapporteur for Bulgaria over the past six years, I have seen at first hand the progress that has been made in transforming the economy, the political system and the administrative structures of that country. Above all there has been a change in attitudes and expectations. People want a better life and now believe that it is achievable. It is most important that we do nothing to undermine that confidence and the duty to the people of Bulgaria that we share with the Bulgarian authorities.
The resolution of Parliament makes clear that some concrete results are needed in the coming months. Those are primarily the responsibility of the Bulgarian Government, but the Commission and the Member States must do all they can to help. I know that the United Kingdom and some other countries have already provided assistance in the fight against organised crime. I would ask for a reinforcement of that effort during the next four months.
Turning to other matters, the European Union is very good at giving lessons to others, but often fails to learn lessons itself. We have heard much about the ‘period of reflection’ following the failure of the Constitution, but we seem incapable of drawing the right conclusions. The answer that we hear this morning is ‘more Europe’. I do not know where that is coming from. It is not what I hear from the people of East Anglia that I represent. They want less interference from Brussels and they want the European Union to put its House in order and to carry out a more limited range of tasks with greater efficiency.
People want more control over their own lives. They want accountable national and local government; they want security and prosperity and they want a Europe that differs from the outmoded project that unfortunately is still on the table."@en1
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