Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-13-Speech-4-239-750"
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"I abstained on this text because, aside from the condemnation of the Dutch and Finnish governments’ opposition to Romania and Bulgaria accessing the Schengen area, it automatically justifies the so-called
of said area.
What are we talking about? Firstly, the refusal to allow all European citizens to move freely within the European Union. This is a disgrace and we know which majority is in power in the two northern European countries that have used their veto. Romania and Bulgaria meet all the conditions that current members of the Schengen area had to fulfil. The European Parliament is therefore right to condemn this veto.
However, the European Parliament’s resolution cannot let this opportunity pass by without giving out gold stars to the Schengen area. The fact is, Schengen is about all-out judicial and police cooperation to control the Union’s borders; it is fortress Europe against the pseudo-invasions that threaten the European identity.
It fuels fear of the other, and xenophobia becomes commonplace in the words of many governments which are really only seeking to disguise their inability to manage the financial crisis."@en1
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