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"en.20111013.19.4-230-000"2
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"Bulgaria and Romania have transposed the Schengen
satisfactorily and are now objectively eligible for accession to the Schengen area. Despite the efforts of both countries, some Member States have been raising objections to accession, which cannot fail to cause ill feeling within the Union. While caution and concern for the Union’s internal security are understandable, it cannot be considered appropriate to seek to change the rules for accession to the Schengen area after the countries in question have undertaken reforms and improved their services so as to comply adequately and in time.
By acting in this way, the Member States that are blocking the accession of Bulgaria and Romania are weakening solidarity, and are threatening security and the quality of the level of Europe’s requirements with regard to areas as sensitive as freedom of movement, migration and border security. It should be noted that I am not trying to suggest that we should not maintain robust criticism of the weaknesses that Member States may have, or debate organised crime and corruption: rather, I argue that we cannot set rules for accession and later seek to bar countries that meet these rules from entering the Schengen area."@en1
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