Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-11-11-Speech-3-242"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-11-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Third country nationals subject to or exempt from a visa requirement when crossing external borders (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091111.20.3-242"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-11-11-Speech-3-2432
lpv:speaker	lp:Emine Bozkurt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Tomorrow, the European Parliament will be voting on the abolition of the short-stay visa requirement for Balkan countries. Not all the countries for whom a road map was drawn up are eligible to receive the waiver on 1 January. It is very unfortunate that, in one country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Commission proposal permits a disparity between different sections of the population: those able to benefit from visa-free travel to Europe on Croatian or Serbian passports and those – the Bosnian Muslims – who are not in possession of such a passport. This is an embarrassing distinction in view of the country’s recent history. It is up to the European Parliament to send a signal to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania tomorrow. Criteria are criteria, and these requirements need to be met in order to qualify for the visa waiver. As soon as the benchmarks have been met, however, the visa waiver must be granted as soon as possible. We have seen that a great deal has been done to meet the benchmarks, and we call on the Commission to help Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania to meet all the requirements as soon as possible."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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