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"Mr President, Mr Stachańczyk, Commissioner Malmström, firstly, I would like to say that all of the assessments carried out by the Council and the Member States have proved that Bulgaria and Romania comply with the rules and are ready for accession; and, secondly, Parliament endorsed that view by a substantial majority in June. Yet now, when we should be congratulating these two governments and receiving these two countries into the Schengen area, the Council is refusing to rule in favour, owing to the opposition of two Member States. It is crucial that the Council overcome this situation swiftly, so as not to exacerbate the sense of injustice and disappointment in Europe felt by the peoples of Bulgaria and Romania.
We believe Schengen is central to the area of freedom, security and justice. We have created a system in which freedom of movement is maintained and strengthened, so we need a new Schengen evaluation system. Mr President, while we are talking about free movement and Schengen, the president of the Portuguese youth organisation, who is a member of the Portuguese Parliament, has brought to my attention what is happening in Ukraine. The president of the opposition youth group has been beaten by Ukrainian police, along with other leaders, and their homes have been raided and searched without warrants. As we are talking here about ‘freedom of movement’, please allow me to say that authorities resorting to brutal intimidation deserve our clear and unequivocal condemnation."@en1
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