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"I am very glad that both the Bulgarian and Romanian governments, on the one hand, and the European Union on the other, have reached a consensus following constructive negotiations on the conditions for Bulgaria’s and Romania’s accession to the EU.
As an MEP representing Slovakia, a country that joined the EU just two years ago, I am pleased that on 1 January 2007 Rumania and Bulgaria will become members of the European Union, and I fully support their accession. It is also my wish that no one in the Union will regard these new Member States as inferior, and that their sound economies and democratic institutions will continue to show robust growth.
Regarding the shortcomings that have often been mentioned in connection with these countries, I would like to focus on Romania’s new legislation banning international adoptions. International adoption is both a global and ethical issue. Trafficking in children under the mistaken notion that this is in the interests of the children is unacceptable in the European Union. A state which trafficks in its own citizens, who represent its future potential, is playing into the hands of organised international crime. Such a state must revise its priorities, and should do so not only on paper but in actual fact. It should think hard about the means for achieving these goals. The selling of children amounts to a counterproductive waste of a country’s potential, undermining the very meaning of family support.
As a full member of the European Union with all of the rights that ensue from such membership, Romania should be in a position to take care of its citizens from the cradle to the grave, as the Romanian Prime Minister put it last week. It is necessary to improve social work and to train qualified professional staff for adoption counselling in Romania, as well as simplifying adoption within the country.
Despite several well-known problems concerning the implementation of this law, I consider its enactment to be a very welcome step in the right direction. This law can undoubtedly be regarded as complying fully with the standards for European legislation.
Our Romanian and Bulgarian friends are warmly welcome here!"@en1
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