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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-10-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111013.19.4-234-250"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-10-13-Speech-4-234-5002
lpv:speaker	lp:Juozas Imbrasas2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EFD (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partija Tvarka ir teisingumas (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2009-09-16--2012-02-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"I welcomed this document because I am convinced that the free movement of persons is a fundamental right guaranteed to EU citizens by the Treaties. The creation of the Schengen area and the integration of the Schengen into the EU framework is one of the greatest achievements of the European integration process. Romania and Bulgaria have fulfilled all the criteria for successful conclusion of the Schengen evaluation process. Both countries have fundamentally redesigned and reorganised their integrated border management systems by investing substantially in their law enforcement authorities, including the provision of training and the latest technology, and have visibly reinforced their institutional and legal frameworks, a fact which is acknowledged in all the Schengen evaluation reports. There are some doubts over Romania and Bulgaria managing to adopt all the Schengen provisions on combating corruption and organised crime, and Bulgaria has moreover failed to approve measures that were intended to help it manage increasing migratory flows on its borders with Greece and Turkey. However, I nevertheless believe that additional criteria cannot be imposed on Member States which are already in the process of joining the Schengen area. We should therefore enlarge the Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania, and the European Council should proceed in accordance with the EU Treaty and take the necessary measures to enable Romania and Bulgaria to accede to the Schengen area."@en1

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