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"Mr President, unified Europe is going through one of the most difficult periods in its history. Things in the economic and fiscal sector are going from bad to worse from one day to the next. The pillar of freedom of movement of European citizens also appears to be going from bad to worse.
The recent ray of hope for the European vision, for our common vision, has come from Bulgaria and Romania, two countries that have worked hard and made extensive changes to the way in which they are structured and function and that are now ready, according to all the evaluations and reports, to join the Schengen area. Their accession will show all of us that the vision is still alive and will remind everyone watching us that Europe does not only have a common currency; it also has common borders.
At this critical time when, for numerous reasons, the eyes of the world are turned on us, the European Union is – unfortunately – sending out the wrong message. It is sending out a message that, within the European family, Member States wanting to assimilate further into all sectors of European integration are – I repeat unfortunately – coming up against suspicion and mistrust from other Member States in that same family.
To close, let me be clear about one thing: it is in difficult times that you find out who your friends are. Bulgaria and Romania are our friends and partners; they have discharged all their obligations and they deserve – I repeat – to be admitted to the Schengen area immediately."@en1
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