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"It was a little embarrassing to see the President of the Commission ducking the issue this morning, but I must say that this afternoon, it has become ridiculous. The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights comes to see us and the first thing that she talks about is crime? Mrs Lulling, your portfolio is ‘Fundamental Rights’ and I have been a great advocate of its existence and of the energy with which you have dedicated yourself to it, but I do not recognise you in this role at the moment, Commissioner.
However, while we are talking here, the fundamental rights of European citizens – the right to freedom of movement, and also the right to non-discrimination – are being violated. It is the spirit of the treaties that is being violated and the very history of this Union that is being disrespected; not just the distant history of the Second World War, but also that of the 1990s.
Let us recall what we all told Romania and Bulgaria when they wanted to join the European Union. We said that if they did not persecute minorities, if they did not carry out ethnic cleansing, if they behaved themselves in human rights terms, they could join the European Union. They joined, only to then see that the more powerful countries at the centre of the European Union can, without any problems and without the Commission taking any notice, do the things that we told Romania and Bulgaria that they could not do before joining the European Union."@en1
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