Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-04-20-Speech-2-266"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-04-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU - Canada Summit (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100420.11.2-266"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-04-20-Speech-2-2672
lpv:speaker	lp:Marian-Jean Marinescu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CONT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; EPP (2009-11-25--2012-02-02)3 unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"My fellow Member, Sebastian Bodu, was unable to make it to Strasbourg today and I am going to stand in for him. At the moment, 39 million European citizens from Romania, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria are unable to travel to Canada without a visa. More than half of this number – 22 million – are Romanians. Retaining the visa scheme for entry into Canada, as in the case of the United States scheme too, creates the situation where some Europeans are second-class citizens. European citizens’ freedom of movement must be treated on a uniform basis. The visa issue affects the relationship between the European Union and Canada. President Barroso called at the previous summits for a resolution of this matter. This issue must continue to be raised. In the case of Romania, the proportion of rejected visa applications from Romanian citizens has dropped from 16% to 5% between 2004 and 2008. Roughly 200 000 Romanians live in Canada, the large majority of whom have entered there through the Canadian state’s official immigration schemes. I do not understand why Canada takes different approaches. In 2009, visas were waived for a European country which is not a European Union Member State, the reason being given that a large number of citizens originating from that country were already living in Canada. I also believe that the Czech Republic must benefit again from the visa waiver. The reason given for reintroducing visas must not become a factor for the other states. The topic of visas has been entered on the agenda for the EU-Canada Summit by the European Parliament. The EU must maintain the stance taken in October 2009, which is to enforce the solidarity clause if the problem is not resolved by the end of 2010. Vice-President Ashton, achieving a visa waiver for Member States would be a major success for you in your job. I wish you every success in this endeavour."@en1
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