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"Mr President, I made a speech this morning during the debate on the State of the Union to indicate that the European Union is going through its worst ever crisis. This crisis is not only financial or economic, it also affects trust between Member States, given that one of the aspects of the crisis consists in the community method having been displaced by an intergovernmental method in which some governments, as in Orwell’s
are more equal than others.
As a result, distrust is spreading between Member States and among public opinion in Member States. For that reason, it is good that Parliament debates this issue, because it affects the role of Parliament, which should concern itself with citizenship, fundamental rights and the quality of democratic standards, whilst also ensuring the Commission safeguards those standards fairly and without double standards.
When it comes to the events, it appears that a solid parliamentary majority initiated the referendum. The Constitutional Court has validated the referendum process and, despite being very significant, the results are not effective, given that the legally required quorum was not reached.
What is clear is that a large majority of Romanian citizens do not wish President Băsescu to continue in the role. On that basis, the Romanian Government should make themselves available for dialogue with the Commission and cooperate to clarify all the possible relevant information for the debate.
It is also important, however, that there is not even a whiff of double standards, neither in terms of corruption among Member States, nor in terms of taking part in the free movement of persons provided by the Schengen area, given that Parliament has repeatedly provided its support and backing for Romania and Bulgaria to join, nor in any other area, even as regards ensuring the Copenhagen criteria are fulfilled.
After all, you must be aware that the Copenhagen criteria are used not only for joining the European Union, but also for being a member on the same footing as everyone else and thereby deserving the ongoing respect of everyone else."@en1
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