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"Madam President, in two weeks’ time, it will be five years since Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union. Unfortunately, even after these five years, the two countries are not treated like equal partners within the European Union. Romanian and Bulgarian citizens are still banned from enjoying two fundamental freedoms, both symbolic of Europe, as Commissioner Andor has said, namely, the freedom of movement – due to the ban on joining Schengen – and the right to work freely in the European Union. Member States maintaining the labour restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians have no intention of completely abandoning them even after 1 January 2012, even though there are no objective grounds justifying their extension. As the Commission’s reports prove, Romanian and Bulgarian workers have contributed, and still contribute, not disruption but significant benefits for the economies of the states where they work. I believe that it is time for Member States to decide whether they recognise or not Romania and Bulgaria having equal member status in the European Union and whether they support or not workers’ mobility within the European Union, as they have committed to through the 2020 strategy."@en1
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