Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-16-Speech-3-184-000"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Seán Kelly2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I look forward to the accession of Croatia to the European Union, particularly as an Irish MEP. Croatia and Ireland are very similar in terms of population – 4.5 million – and will have the exact same number of MEPs – 12. Also, at a time when many Eurosceptics are talking about the implosion and the disintegration of the European Union, it is rather paradoxical that countries are queuing up to join the European Union – Croatia being a case in point. They are not joining willy-nilly: they are joining as a result of a very rigorous accession process and Croatia has made much progress in that regard. Granted, there are problems, particularly regarding the judiciary, but I am sure in due course these matters will be dealt with. Of course, no country is without its faults. As Our Lord himself said: ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’. I look forward to Croatia joining the European Union and think it will be a very good member."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Seán Kelly (PPE ). -"1
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