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lpv:spoken text	"It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@en⁴
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)²² member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²² member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)²² member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² vice-chair; AFET (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)²² substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)²²
lpv:translated text	"It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@cs¹ "Hr. formand! Det er mig en stor glæde på ALDE-Gruppens vegne at kunne byde begge lande velkommen i EU. Hr. Lambsdorff har givet mig mulighed for at takke hr. Van Orden for hans engagerede og seriøse arbejde, som har hjulpet Bulgarien kolossalt på vej mod landets kommende indtræden i Unionen. Bulgariens tiltrædelsesproces har ikke altid været lige let. Hr. Lambsdorff har givet mig lov til at antyde, at det ikke udelukkende er Bulgariens egen fejl. Måske burde Rådet og Kommissionen indføre nogle reformer med henblik på kommende tiltrædelser. Han anbefaler, at reformen af retsvæsenet skal observeres mere energisk lige fra begyndelsen af tiltrædelsesprocessen. Den samme anbefaling gælder kampen mod korruption. Disse er de eneste mekanismer, vi kan anvende til at garantere effektivitet og gennemsigtighed på dette vanskelige område, før fremtidige kandidater kommer med i Unionen. Naturligvis er det nu vigtigt for Bulgarien at koncentrere sig om perioden efter tiltrædelsen. Bulgarien skal bevise, at landet er i stand til at opfylde de krav, som Kommissionen har opstillet i sin statusrapport, for at undgå enhver aktivering af sikkerhedsklausulerne. Det står imidlertid klart, at Bulgarien er et proeuropæisk land, hvilket det beviste ved valget for nylig, og nu er det op til de bulgarske beslutningstagere at fortsætte deres bestræbelser og følge op på deres løfter med konkrete og troværdige handlinger. Jeg vil nu gå videre til Rumænien, et land, hvis befolkning længe har stået mine tanker og mit hjerte nær. Det har været en stor fornøjelse at kunne yde sit lille bidrag til Rumænien i landets bevægelse i retning af dette skønne øjeblik, tiltrædelsen. Jeg vil gerne lykønske min medordfører, og nu den eneste ordfører, med hans endelige betænkning og med hans tidligere arbejde. Det har også været en fornøjelse at arbejde sammen med ham. Tiden er inde til at feste for alle rumænere. Landets indtræden i Unionen bør føre til udenlandske direkte investeringer, hvilket Rumænien har hårdt brug for. Det vil forbedre arbejdstagernes rettigheder og med tiden bringe fremgang inden for rækkevidde af hele Rumæniens befolkning: virkelig et øjeblik, der bør festligholdes. Det er en fornøjelse at se Theodora Bertzi, minister for adoptioner, Alina Mandroiu fra gruppen på højt plan for rumænske børn, og minister Bogdan Panait, som er ansvarlig for beskyttelse af børn, på tilhørerpladserne i dag. Jeg opfordrer de medlemmer, der er interesseret i børns beskyttelse og adoptioner i Rumænien, til at gå ovenpå og tale med disse eksperter. De har alle sagerne, alle oplysningerne, og De vil blive behageligt overrasket. De vil kunne se, at børns sundhed og velfærd er forbedret drastisk siden starten af 1990'erne. Som premierministeren sagde i sit brev, er Rumænien gået energisk ind i dette spørgsmål. Som den anerkendte børnebogsforfatter J.K. Rowling sagde for nylig: "Når man ser, hvor langt Rumænien er kommet, er det svært ikke at indrømme, at der er sket et lille mirakel". Rumænien er en model for andre lande, der håber på reformer. Rumænien var et land, der erkendte, at der var et problem, og satte sig for at gøre noget ved det. Stem for hele hr. Moscovicis betænkning, men forkast ændringsforslagene. I Udenrigsudvalget forkastede vi ikke kun disse ændringsforslag, men også de fornærmende udtalelser i udtalelserne fra Udvalget om Kvinders Rettigheder og Udvalget om Borgernes Rettigheder. Rumænien har forandret sig. Disse ændringsforslag afspejler fortiden og ikke virkeligheden."@da² "Es ist mir ein großes Vergnügen, diese beiden Länder in der Europäischen Union willkommen zu heißen. Herr Lambsdorff hat mich beauftragt, Herrn van Orden für sein engagiertes und ernsthaftes Wirken zu danken, das erheblich dazu beigetragen hat, dass Bulgarien zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Union beitreten kann. Der Beitrittsprozess ist in Bulgarien nicht immer reibungslos verlaufen. Herr Lambsdorff hat mich bevollmächtigt, darauf hinzuweisen, dass die Schuld nicht allein bei Bulgarien liegt. Vielleicht könnten der Rat und die Kommission bei künftigen Beitritten einige Reformen einführen. Herr Lambsdorff empfiehlt, die Reform des Justizsystems von Beginn des Beitrittsprozesses an genauer zu beobachten. Gleiches gilt auch für den Kampf gegen die Korruption. Dies sind die einzigen Mechanismen, die uns zur Verfügung stehen, um die Effektivität und Transparenz in solch komplizierten Bereichen zu gewährleisten, bevor die künftigen Kandidaten der Union beitreten. Selbstverständlich kommt es jetzt darauf an, dass sich Bulgarien auf die Zeit nach dem Beitritt konzentriert. Das Land muss beweisen, dass es in der Lage ist, die Bedingungen zu erfüllen, die die Kommission in ihrem Fortschrittsbericht genannt hat, um die Aktivierung der Schutzklausel zu vermeiden. Außer Zweifel steht jedoch, dass sich Bulgarien zu Europa bekennt, was auch die jüngsten Wahlen bewiesen haben, und es ist jetzt Aufgabe der bulgarischen Entscheidungsträger, in ihren Bemühungen nicht nachzulassen und den Worten konkrete und glaubhafte Taten folgen zu lassen. Ich möchte mich nun Rumänien zuwenden, einem Land, dessen Menschen ich mich seit Langem verbunden fühle und die mir am Herzen liegen. Es war für mich eine große Freude, Rumänien auf seinem Weg zu diesem wunderbaren Moment des Beitritts ein wenig behilflich zu sein. Ich beglückwünsche von ganzem Herzen den anderen und jetzt Berichterstatter zu seinem abschließenden Bericht und zu der diesem vorausgegangenen Arbeit. Es war mir ein großes Vergnügen, mit ihm zusammenzuarbeiten. Dies ist ein Zeitpunkt, den alle Rumänen wirklich feiern können. Der Beitritt zur Union dürfte Inlandsinvestitionen auslösen, die Rumänien dringend benötigt. Er wird die Rechte der Arbeitnehmer stärken und im Laufe der Zeit der gesamten rumänischen Bevölkerung Wohlstand bringen – es gibt also wirklich einen Grund zum Feiern. Mit großer Freude begrüßen wir heute auf der Zuschauertribüne Theodora Bertzi, die für Adoptionen zuständige Ministerin, Alina Mandroiu von der Hochrangigen Gruppe für Rumänische Kinder und Minister Bogdan Panait, der für den Kinderschutz verantwortlich ist. Ich ersuche die sich mit dem Schutz der Kinder und Adoptionen in Rumänien befassenden Kollegen, nach oben zu gehen und mit diesen Experten zu sprechen. Sie haben alle Akten und alle Informationen, und Sie werden angenehm überrascht sein. Sie werden feststellen, dass die Gesundheit und das Wohlergehen der Kinder seit Anfang der 1990er-Jahre enorme Fortschritte gemacht haben. Wie der Ministerpräsident in seinem Schreiben versicherte, hat sich Rumänien ernsthaft dieses Problems angenommen. Die bekannte Kinderbuchautorin J. K. Rowling erklärte unlängst: „Wenn man sieht, wie weit Rumänien gekommen ist, kann man kaum umhin, zuzugeben, dass ein kleines Wunder geschehen ist.“ Rumänien ist ein Vorbild für andere Länder, die sich reformieren wollen. Rumänien hat als Staat anerkannt, dass es ein Problem gab, und hat sich daran gemacht, Abhilfe zu schaffen. Kolleginnen und Kollegen, stimmen Sie für den Bericht von Herrn Moscovici in seiner Gesamtheit, aber lehnen Sie die Änderungsanträge ab. Im Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten haben wir nicht nur die Änderungsanträge abgelehnt, sondern auch die ärgerlichen Klauseln in den Stellungnahmen der Ausschüsse für die Rechte der Frau und für bürgerliche Freiheiten. Rumänien hat sich verändert. Diese Änderungsanträge spiegeln längst vergangene Tage und nicht die Realität wider."@de⁹ ". Εξ ονόματος της Ομάδας της Συμμαχίας Φιλελευθέρων και Δημοκρατών για την Ευρώπη, καλωσορίζω με μεγάλη χαρά τη Βουλγαρία και τη Ρουμανία στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Ο κ. Lambsdorff μου προσέφερε την ευκαιρία να ευχαριστήσω τον κ. Van Orden για τη σοβαρότητα και την αφοσίωση που επέδειξε κατά τη διεκπεραίωση των καθηκόντων του, γεγονός που συνέβαλε σε πολύ μεγάλο βαθμό στο να μπορέσει να ενταχθεί η Βουλγαρία στην Ένωση την προγραμματισμένη ημερομηνία. Η διαδικασία ένταξης της Βουλγαρίας δεν ήταν εύκολη σε όλα της τα στάδια. Ο κ. Lambsdorff με εξουσιοδότησε να επισημάνω ότι γι’ αυτό δεν ευθύνεται αποκλειστικά η Βουλγαρία. Το Συμβούλιο και η Επιτροπή θα πρέπει ίσως να εισάγουν ορισμένες μεταρρυθμίσεις όσον αφορά τις μελλοντικές διαδικασίες ένταξης. Συνιστά να παρακολουθείται πιο προσεκτικά η μεταρρύθμιση του δικαστικού συστήματος από την έναρξη της ενταξιακής διαδικασίας. Το ίδιο ισχύει και για τις προσπάθειες καταπολέμησης της διαφθοράς. Μόνον έτσι μπορούμε να διασφαλίσουμε την αποτελεσματικότητα και τη διαφάνεια σε τέτοιους δύσκολους τομείς πριν από την ένταξη των υποψηφίων χωρών στην Ένωση. Βεβαίως, σημασία τώρα έχει να εστιάσει η Βουλγαρία την προσοχή της στην περίοδο μετά την ένταξη. Πρέπει να αποδείξει ότι είναι σε θέση να εφαρμόσει τις προϋποθέσεις που όρισε η Επιτροπή στην έκθεση προόδου της προκειμένου να αποφευχθεί η ενεργοποίηση των ρητρών διασφάλισης. Είναι, ωστόσο, σαφές ότι η Βουλγαρία είναι φιλοευρωπαϊκή χώρα, όπως απέδειξαν οι πρόσφατες εκλογές, και εναπόκειται τώρα στους πολιτικούς υπευθύνους της Βουλγαρίας να συνεχίσουν την προσπάθεια και να συνοδεύουν τις διαβεβαιώσεις τους με συγκεκριμένες και αξιόπιστες ενέργειες. Στρέφομαι τώρα στην περίπτωση της Ρουμανίας, μιας χώρας τον λαό της οποίας αντιμετώπιζα από παλιά με ιδιαίτερη συμπάθεια. Χαίρομαι πολύ που μπόρεσα να προσφέρω έστω και την ελάχιστη βοήθεια στη Ρουμανία στην πορεία της προς αυτή τη θαυμάσια στιγμή της ένταξης. Συγχαίρω θερμότατα τον άλλοτε συνεισηγητή μου, και τώρα μοναδικό εισηγητή, για την τελική του έκθεση και για το έργο που επιτέλεσε στο παρελθόν. Η συνεργασία μαζί του ήταν επίσης πολύ ευχάριστη. Όλοι οι Ρουμάνοι έχουν τώρα κάθε δικαίωμα να πανηγυρίζουν. Η ένταξη στην Ένωση αναμένεται να ενισχύσει τις εσωτερικές επενδύσεις, τις οποίες η Ρουμανία έχει μεγάλη ανάγκη. Θα ενισχύσει τα δικαιώματα των εργαζομένων και, με την πάροδο του χρόνου, θα προσφέρει ευκαιρίες ευημερίας σε όλους τους ρουμάνους πολίτες: αξίζει πραγματικά να πανηγυρίζουμε. Καλωσορίζω με μεγάλη χαρά στο θεωρείο των επισκεπτών την Theodora Bertzi, Υπουργό Υιοθεσιών, την Alina Mandroiu, από την ομάδα υψηλού επιπέδου για τα παιδιά της Ρουμανίας, και τον Υπουργό Bogdan Panait, ο οποίος είναι αρμόδιος για την προστασία των παιδιών. Καλώ όλες και όλους τους συναδέλφους που ενδιαφέρονται για την προστασία των παιδιών και τις υιοθεσίες στη Ρουμανία να ανεβούν στο θεωρείο και να συζητήσουν με αυτούς τους ειδήμονες. Έχουν στη διάθεσή τους όλους τους σχετικούς φακέλους, όλες τις πληροφορίες, και θα σας εκπλήξουν ευχάριστα. Θα διαπιστώσετε ότι η παιδική μέριμνα και υγειονομική φροντίδα έχει προοδεύσει σημαντικά σε σύγκριση με τις αρχές της δεκαετίας του 1990. Όπως άλλωστε υπογράμμισε ο πρωθυπουργός στην επιστολή του, η Ρουμανία έχει αντιμετωπίσει δραστικά αυτό το θέμα. Όπως ανέφερε προσφάτως η γνωστή συγγραφέας παιδικών βιβλίων J.K. Rowling, «Αν κοιτάξει κανείς πόσα έχει καταφέρει μέχρι στιγμής η Ρουμανία, είναι δύσκολο να μην παραδεχτεί ότι έχει συντελεστεί ένα μικρό θαύμα». Η Ρουμανία είναι πρότυπο για άλλες χώρες οι οποίες έχουν ανάγκη μεταρρυθμίσεων. Η Ρουμανία ήταν η χώρα που αναγνώρισε ότι υπάρχει πρόβλημα και αποφάσισε να ασχοληθεί ενεργά με την επίλυσή του. Κυρίες και κύριοι συνάδελφοι, υπερψηφίστε συνολικά την έκθεση του κ. Moscovici, αλλά απορρίψτε τις τροπολογίες. Στην Επιτροπή Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων απορρίψαμε όχι μόνον αυτές τις τροπολογίες, αλλά και τις προσβλητικές ρήτρες που περιλαμβάνονταν στις γνωμοδοτήσεις των Επιτροπών Δικαιωμάτων των Γυναικών και Πολιτικών Ελευθεριών. Η Ρουμανία έχει αλλάξει. Οι τροπολογίες αυτές αντικατοπτρίζουν το παρελθόν και όχι τη σημερινή πραγματικότητα."@el¹⁰ "Me satisface enormemente, en nombre del Grupo ALDE, dar la bienvenida a ambos países a la Unión Europea. El señor Lambsdorff me ha brindado la oportunidad de agradecer al señor Van Orden su dedicada y seria labor, que ha ayudado muchísimo a Bulgaria a adherirse a la Unión en esta fecha. El proceso de adhesión de Bulgaria no ha siempre un camino de rosas. El señor Lambsdorff me ha autorizado a señalar que esto no es exclusivamente culpa de Bulgaria. Quizás el Consejo y la Comisión podrían introducir algunas reformas para futuras adhesiones. Recomienda que la reforma del sistema judicial se controle más estrictamente desde el inicio del proceso de adhesión. La misma recomendación se aplica a la lucha contra la corrupción. Estos no son los únicos mecanismos que podemos emplear para garantizar la efectividad y transparencia en ámbitos tan difíciles antes de que los futuros candidatos se unan a la Unión. Por supuesto, ahora es importante que Bulgaria se concentre en el período posterior a la adhesión. Bulgaria debe demostrar que es capaz de implementar los requisitos que la Comisión ha indicado en su informe de situación para evitar la activación de las cláusulas de salvaguardia. Sin embargo, está claro que Bulgaria es un país proeuropeo, como han demostrado las últimas elecciones y ahora depende de los responsables búlgaros la continuación de sus esfuerzos y que sus palabras vengan secundadas de acciones concretas y creíbles. Ahora hablaré de Rumanía, un país cuyo pueblo ha estado desde hace mucho tiempo cercano a mi alma y a mi corazón. Ha sido un gran placer servir de alguna ayuda a Rumanía en su camino hacia este maravilloso momento de la adhesión. Felicito muy cordialmente a mi colega ponente y ahora ponente, por su informe final y su trabajo previo. También ha sido un placer trabajar con él. Este es un momento de auténtica celebración para todos los rumanos. La entrada en la Unión debe suscitar la inversión extranjera que Rumanía tanto necesita. Mejorará los derechos de los trabajadores y, con el tiempo, traerá prosperidad al alcance de todo el pueblo rumano: un verdadero tiempo de celebración. Es un placer tener en la galería de visitantes hoy a Theodora Bertzi, la Ministra de Adopciones, Alina Mandroiu, del Grupo de Alto Nivel para los Niños Rumanos, y el Ministro Bogdan Panait, que está a cargo de la protección infantil. Insto a los colegas preocupados por la protección de los niños y las adopciones en Rumanía que suban las escaleras y hablen con estos expertos. Tienen todos los archivos, toda la información y se llevarán una grata sorpresa. Verán que la salud y el bienestar infantil han progresado dramáticamente desde comienzos de los años noventa. De hecho, como dijo en su carta el Primer Ministro, Rumanía ha abordado con decisión este asunto. Como la célebre autora infantil J.K. Rowling dijo recientemente, «al ver lo lejos que ha llegado Rumanía, es difícil no admitir que se ha producido un pequeño milagro». Rumanía es un modelo para otros países que quieren reformarse. Rumanía ha sido el Estado que reconoció que había un problema y se propuso hacer algo al respecto. Señorías, voten a favor de todo el informe del señor Moscovici, pero rechacen las enmiendas. En la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores rechazamos no solo esas enmiendas, sino también las ofensivas cláusulas de las opiniones de la Comisión de Derechos de la Mujer y también de la Comisión de Libertades Civiles. Rumanía ha cambiado. Esas enmiendas reflejan el pasado y no la realidad actual."@es²⁰ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@et⁵ "Minulla on suuri ilo toivottaa ALDE-ryhmän puolesta molemmat maat tervetulleiksi Euroopan unioniin. Jäsen Lambsdorff antoi minulle tilaisuuden kiittää jäsen Van Ordenia hänen tunnollisesta ja merkittävästä työstään, joka on auttanut valtavasti Bulgariaa liittymään EU:n jäseneksi määräpäivänä. Bulgarian liittymisprosessi ei ole aina sujunut kitkattomasti. Jäsen Lambsdorff on valtuuttanut minut muistuttamaan, ettei tämä ole yksin Bulgarian syytä. Kenties neuvosto ja komissio voisivat toteuttaa joitakin muutoksia myöhemmin liittyviä maita ajatellen. Jäsen Lambsdorff kehottaa tarkkailemaan tehokkaammin oikeusjärjestelmän uudistamista liittymisprosessin alusta alkaen. Sama suositus koskee korruption torjuntaa. Nämä ovat ainoat mekanismit, joiden avulla voidaan taata tehokkuus ja avoimuus näin vaikeilla aloilla ennen tulevien ehdokasmaiden liittymistä EU:hun. Bulgarian on tietenkin nyt tärkeää keskittyä liittymisen jälkeiseen aikaan. Bulgarian on osoitettava, että se pystyy täyttämään edistymistä koskevassa komission kertomuksessa asetetut vaatimukset, jotta vältettäisiin suojalausekkeiden käyttö. On kuitenkin selvää, että Bulgaria on EU:hun myönteisesti suhtautuva maa, kuten edelliset vaalit osoittivat, ja nyt bulgarialaisten päätöksentekijöiden on jatkettava työtään ja toteutettava lupaamiaan konkreettisia ja uskottavia toimia. Käsittelen nyt Romaniaa, jonka kansa on pitkään ollut ajatuksissani ja lähellä sydäntäni. On ollut suuri ilo voida olla hiukan avuksi Romanialle sen kulkiessa kohti tätä upeaa liittymishetkeä. Kiitän erittäin lämpimästi esittelijäkollegaani, nykyistä pääesittelijää, hänen lopullisesta mietinnöstään ja aiemmasta työstään. On myös ollut ilo työskennellä hänen kanssaan. Tämä on todellinen juhlahetki kaikille romanialaisille. EU-jäsenyyden pitäisi tuoda mukanaan Romanian kipeästi tarvitsemia ulkomaisia investointeja. Se parantaa työntekijöiden oikeuksia ja tuo ajan myötä vaurauden kaikkien romanialaisten ulottuville – todellinen juhlahetki siis. On ilahduttavaa, että lehtereillä ovat tänään vieraina adoptioasioista vastaava ministeri Theodora Bertzi, Romanian lasten asioita käsittelevän korkean tason työryhmän edustaja Alina Mandroiu ja lastensuojelusta vastaava ministeri Bogdan Panait. Kehotan Romanian lastensuojelusta ja adoptioasioista huolestuneita kollegoja menemään suoraan yläkertaan näiden asiantuntijoiden puheille. Heillä on kaikki asiakirjat ja tiedot, ja tulette yllättymään iloisesti. Huomaatte, että lasten terveys ja hyvinvointi on edistynyt tuntuvasti 1990-luvun alusta. Aivan kuten pääministeri kirjeessään totesi, Romania on tarttunut jämerästi tähän kysymykseen. Tunnettu lastenkirjailija J.K. Rowling totesi hiljattain, että kun näkee, miten pitkälle Romania on päässyt, on väkisinkin myönnettävä, että saavutus on pieni ihme. Romania on esimerkki muille uudistumaan pyrkiville maille. Romanian valtio myönsi ongelmien olemassaolon ja pani toimeksi korjatakseen tilanteen. Hyvät kollegat, äänestäkää koko jäsen Moscovicin mietinnön puolesta, mutta hylätkää tarkistukset. Ulkoasiainvaliokunta hylkäsi sekä kyseiset tarkistukset että naisten oikeuksien ja kansalaisvapauksien valiokunnan lainvastaiset lausekkeet. Romania on muuttunut. Nämä tarkistukset ovat ajastaan jäljessä ja epärealistisia."@fi⁷ "C’est pour moi un immense plaisir de souhaiter la bienvenue aux deux pays dans l’Union européenne, au nom du groupe ALDE. M. Lambsdorff m’a donné l’occasion de remercier M. Van Orden pour son travail dévoué et sérieux, qui a beaucoup aidé la Bulgarie à entrer dans l’Union à cette date. Le processus d’adhésion de la Bulgarie ne s’est pas toujours déroulé sans heurts. M. Lambsdorff m’a autorisé à insinuer que cela n’avait pas toujours été entièrement la faute de la Bulgarie. Peut-être le Conseil et la Commission devraient-ils veiller à introduire certaines réformes en vue des adhésions futures. Il conseille de surveiller la réforme du système judiciaire de manière plus énergique dès le début du processus d’adhésion. Cette même recommandation vaut pour la lutte contre la corruption. Ce sont là les seuls mécanismes dont nous disposons pour garantir l’efficacité et la transparence dans des domaines aussi complexes avant que les futurs candidats ne rejoignent l’Union. Il est bien sûr important que la Bulgarie se concentre à présent sur l’après-adhésion. Elle doit prouver qu’elle est capable de respecter les exigences formulées par la Commission dans son rapport d’activité afin d’éviter le recours aux clauses de sauvegarde. Il est cependant clair que la Bulgarie est un pays pro-européen, ainsi que l’ont démontré les récentes élections, et c’est à présent aux décideurs bulgares de poursuivre leurs efforts et de transformer leurs promesses en actions concrètes et crédibles. J’en viens à présent à la Roumanie, un pays proche de mon esprit et de mon cœur depuis longtemps. Quel plaisir cela a été de pouvoir soutenir un tant soit peu la Roumanie et de lui permettre de connaître ce moment merveilleux de l’adhésion. Je voudrais remercier chaleureusement mon collègue rapporteur, qui est désormais rapporteur, pour son rapport final et ses précédents travaux. Cela a également été un plaisir de travailler avec lui. L’heure est à la fête pour tous les Roumains. L’entrée dans l’Union devrait entraîner des investissements étrangers, dont la Roumanie a désespérément besoin. Elle devrait renforcer les droits des travailleurs et, au fil du temps, amener la prospérité à portée de main de tous les citoyens roumains: un véritable moment de fête. C’est un plaisir de pouvoir compter sur la présence de Theodora Bertzi, ministre des adoptions, d’Alina Mandroiu, du groupe à haut niveau pour les enfants roumains, et du ministre Bogdan Panait, qui est chargé de la protection des enfants, dans la galerie des visiteurs aujourd’hui. J’invite tous mes collègues soucieux de la protection des enfants et des adoptions en Roumanie à monter là-haut et à parler à ces experts. Ils ont tous les dossiers, toutes les informations et vous serez agréablement surpris. Vous découvrirez que la santé et le bien-être des enfants se sont considérablement améliorés depuis le début des années 90. En effet, ainsi que l’a déclaré le Premier ministre, la Roumanie s’est attaquée de manière énergique à ce problème. Ainsi que l’a récemment déclaré le célèbre auteur pour enfants, J.K. Rowling, «Lorsque vous voyez jusqu’où la Roumanie est allée, force est d’admettre qu’un petit miracle s’est produit». La Roumanie est un modèle pour d’autres pays qui espèrent amener des réformes. La Roumanie a reconnu l’existence d’un problème et a entrepris d’agir pour le résoudre. Chers collègues, je vous invite à voter en faveur de l’ensemble du rapport de M. Moscovici, mais à rejeter les amendements. La commission des affaires étrangères a non seulement rejeté ces amendements, mais également les clauses offensantes contenues dans les avis des commissions des droits de la femme et des libertés civiles. La Roumanie a changé. Ces amendements reflètent des temps anciens, pas la réalité."@fr⁸ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@hu¹¹ "E’ con grande piacere che, a nome del gruppo ALDE, do il benvenuto a entrambi i paesi nell’Unione europea. L’onorevole Lambsdorff mi ha concesso l’opportunità di ringraziare l’onorevole Van Orden per il suo lavoro serio e coscienzioso, che ha aiutato immensamente la Bulgaria ad accedere all’Unione alla data prevista. Il processo di adesione della Bulgaria non è sempre stato privo di ostacoli. L’onorevole Lambsdorff mi ha autorizzata a dire che non è stata interamente colpa della Bulgaria. Magari il Consiglio e la Commissione potrebbero prevedere alcune riforme per le future adesioni. Il collega raccomanda che la riforma del sistema giudiziario venga seguita con maggiore fermezza dall’inizio del processo di adesione. La stessa raccomandazione vale per la lotta alla corruzione. Questi sono gli unici meccanismi che possiamo usare per garantire efficacia e trasparenza in settori così difficili prima che futuri paesi candidati aderiscano all’Unione. Naturalmente, ora è importante che la Bulgaria si concentri sul periodo successivo all’adesione. La Bulgaria deve dimostrare di essere in grado di soddisfare le condizioni enumerate dalla Commissione nella sua relazione sullo stato di avanzamento per evitare l’attivazione di clausole di salvaguardia. E’ chiaro, comunque, che la Bulgaria è un paese proeuropeo, come hanno dimostrato le recenti elezioni, e ora dipende dalle autorità decisionali della Bulgaria continuare gli sforzi e far seguire alle parole azioni concrete e credibili. Passo ora alla Romania, un paese il cui popolo è da molto tempo vicino alla mia mente e al mio cuore. E’ stato un piacere aver dato un piccolo aiuto alla Romania nel suo cammino verso questo meraviglioso momento dell’adesione. Mi congratulo vivamente con il mio collega relatore, che ora è relatore, per la relazione finale e per il lavoro precedente. E’ stato un piacere anche lavorare con lui. Questo è un momento davvero da festeggiare per tutti i rumeni. L’ingresso nell’Unione dovrebbe attirare investimenti dall’estero, di cui la Romania ha urgente bisogno. Migliorerà i diritti dei lavoratori e, col tempo, porterà prosperità a tutto il popolo della Romania: è davvero tempo di festeggiare. E’ un piacere ospitare oggi nella tribuna dei visitatori Theodora Bertzi, ministro per le Adozioni, Alina Mandroiu, del gruppo di alto livello per l’infanzia rumena, e Bogdan Panait, ministro responsabile per la protezione dei fanciulli. Esorto i colleghi preoccupati per la protezione dei bambini e per le adozioni in Romania a parlare direttamente con questi esperti. Loro hanno tutti i fascicoli, tutte le informazioni, e ne sarete piacevolmente sorpresi. Scoprirete che la salute e il benessere dei bambini hanno conosciuto progressi straordinari dai primi anni ’90 a oggi. Effettivamente, come ha affermato il Primo Ministro nella sua lettera, la Romania ha affrontato con energia questo problema. Come ha affermato di recente la famosa scrittrice per bambini J.K. Rowling, “Se si considera quanta strada ha fatto la Romania, è difficile non ammettere che si è compiuto un piccolo miracolo”. La Romania è un modello per altri paesi che sperano di attuare le riforme. E’ uno Stato che ha ammesso l’esistenza di un problema e si è impegnato per risolverlo. Onorevoli colleghi, votate a favore della relazione dell’onorevole Moscovici, ma respingete gli emendamenti. Nella commissione per gli affari esteri abbiamo respinto non solo quegli emendamenti, ma anche le clausole offensive contenute nei pareri della commissione per i diritti della donna e della commissione per le libertà civili. La Romania è cambiata. Questi emendamenti riflettono il passato e non la realtà attuale."@it¹² "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@lt¹⁴ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@lv¹³ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@mt¹⁵ "Het doet me veel plezier om namens de ALDE-Fractie beide landen in de Europese Unie te mogen verwelkomen. De heer Lambsdorff heeft me de gelegenheid gegeven om de heer Van Orden te bedanken voor zijn toegewijde en serieuze werk, dat Bulgarije enorm heeft geholpen bij het toetreden tot de Unie op deze datum. Het toetredingsproces van Bulgarije is niet altijd van een leien dakje gegaan. Namens de heer Lambsdorff mag ik zeggen dat dit niet geheel en al de fout van Bulgarije is. Wellicht zouden de Raad en de Commissie bij volgende toetredingsprocedures enkele wijzigingen kunnen doorvoeren. Hij adviseert om de hervorming van het gerechtelijk stelsel intensiever te volgen vanaf het begin van het toetredingsproces. Dezelfde aanbeveling geldt voor de strijd tegen corruptie. Dit zijn de enige mechanismen die wij kunnen gebruiken om de effectiviteit en transparantie op dergelijke lastige terreinen te waarborgen, voordat toekomstige kandidaten toetreden tot de Unie. Uiteraard is het nu voor Bulgarije van belang om zich te concentreren op de periode na de toetreding. Het land moet bewijzen dat het in staat is om aan de vereisten te voldoen die de Commissie in haar voortgangsrapport heeft gesteld, om te voorkomen dat er vrijwaringsclausules in werking moeten worden gesteld. Het is echter duidelijk dat Bulgarije, zoals uit de recente verkiezingen bleek, een pro-Europees land is, en het is nu aan de Bulgaarse politiek om haar inspanningen voort te zetten en op haar woorden concrete en geloofwaardige daden te laten volgen. Nu een opmerking over Roemenië, een land waarvan de bevolking mij al lang na aan het hart ligt. Wat een genoegen om Roemenië een klein beetje te kunnen helpen op de weg naar dit schitterende moment van toetreding. Ik complimenteer mijn mederapporteur, nu dé rapporteur, van harte met zijn slotverslag en met het werk dat hij daarvoor heeft verzet. Het was een genot om met hem te werken. Dit is een feestelijk ogenblik voor alle Roemenen. Toetreding tot de Unie moet leiden tot het binnenkomen van de investeringen die het land zo nodig heeft. De werknemersrechten zullen worden verbeterd en, na verloop van tijd, zal de welvaart binnen het bereik van alle Roemenen komen. Echt een feestelijk moment, dus. Het doet me deugd dat vandaag op onze de bezoekerstribune aanwezig zijn de minister van Adoptiezaken Theodora Bertzi, Alina Mandroiu van de Werkgroep van hoge ambtenaren voor Roemeense kinderen, en minister Bogdan Panait die verantwoordelijk is voor kinderbescherming. Ik roep de afgevaardigden die zich zorgen maken over de kinderbescherming en adoptie in Roemenië op om naar boven te gaan en met deze deskundigen te praten. Zij hebben alle dossiers en informatie, en u zult aangenaam verrast zijn. U zult zien dat de kindergezondheid en het kinderwelzijn sinds begin jaren negentig zeer aanzienlijk zijn verbeterd. Zoals de minister-president in zijn brief al schreef, heeft Roemenië dit vraagstuk voortvarend aangepakt. De bekende kinderboekenschrijfster J. K. Rowling schreef pas geleden nog: “Als je ziet hoe ver Roemenië is gekomen, is het moeilijk om niet toe te geven dat er een klein wonder is geschied.” Roemenië is een voorbeeld voor andere landen die hopen te hervormen. Roemenië heeft erkend dat er een probleem was en is daar iets aan gaan doen. Geachte afgevaardigde, stemt u allemaal voor het verslag van de heer Moscovici, maar wijst u de amendementen van de hand. In de Commissie buitenlandse zaken hebben we niet alleen die amendementen verworpen, maar eveneens de beledigende clausules in de adviezen van de Commissie rechten van de vrouw en gendergelijkheid en de Commissie burgerlijke vrijheden, justitie en binnenlandse zaken. Deze amendementen weerspiegelen het verleden, niet de werkelijkheid."@nl³ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@pl¹⁶ "É com enorme prazer que, em nome do Grupo ALDE, dou as boas-vindas a ambos os países à União Europeia. O senhor deputado Lambsdorff deu-me a oportunidade de agradecer ao senhor deputado Van Orden o seu trabalho dedicado e sério, que muito ajudou a Bulgária a aderir à União nesta data. O processo de adesão da Bulgária nem sempre foi fácil. O senhor deputado Lambsdorff autorizou-me a sugerir que isso nem sempre se ficou a dever inteiramente à Bulgária. Talvez o Conselho e a Comissão queiram introduzir algumas reformas com vista a futuras adesões. Recomenda que a reforma do sistema judicial seja observada de forma mais rigorosa, desde o início do processo de adesão. A mesma recomendação se aplica à luta contra a corrupção. Estes são os únicos mecanismos que podemos utilizar para garantir a eficácia e a transparência nestas áreas tão difíceis, antes de futuros candidatos poderem aderir à União. Evidentemente, é agora importante que a Bulgária se concentre no período pós adesão. A Bulgária tem de provar ser um país capaz de cumprir os requisitos impostos pela Comissão no seu relatório de acompanhamento, a fim de evitar qualquer recurso às cláusulas de salvaguarda. No entanto, é claro que a Bulgária é um país pró-europeu, como o demonstraram as recentes eleições, cabendo agora aos decisores búlgaros prosseguir os seus esforços e fazer acompanhar as suas palavras de actos concretos e credíveis. Volto-me agora para a Roménia, um país cujo povo há muito que está presente no meu espírito e próximo do meu coração. Foi um enorme prazer poder ter dado um pequeno contributo à Roménia no seu caminho para este extraordinário momento de adesão. Felicito muito calorosamente o meu colega relator, actualmente relator, pelo seu relatório final e o seu trabalho anterior. Foi também um prazer trabalhar na sua companhia. Este é um momento de verdadeira celebração para todos os Romenos. A adesão à União deverá despoletar o investimento interno, de que a Roménia tanto necessita. Reforçará os direitos dos trabalhadores e, com o tempo, colocará a prosperidade ao alcance de todos os Romenos: um verdadeiro momento de celebração. É um prazer contar hoje com a presença, nas galerias de visitantes, de Theodora Bertzi, Ministra responsável pela Adopção, Alina Mandroiu, do Grupo de alto Nível para as Crianças Romenas, bem como com o Ministro Bogdan Panait, encarregue da protecção infantil. Exorto os colegas que se preocupam com as questões da protecção infantil e das adopções na Roménia a dirigir-se de imediato lá a cima para falarem com estes especialistas. Dispõem de todos os dossiês e de toda a informação, e os colegas ficarão agradavelmente surpreendidos. Verificarão que a saúde e o bem-estar das crianças registaram progressos extraordinários desde o início da década de 1990. Na verdade, como o Senhor Primeiro-Ministro afirma na sua carta, a Roménia abordou com muita determinação esta questão. Como o afirmou recentemente a conhecida autora de literatura infantil J.K. Rowling, "Quando se olha o caminho que a Roménia percorreu até ao momento, é difícil não reconhecer que aconteceu um pequeno milagre". A Roménia é um modelo para outros países que aguardam reformas. A Roménia é um país que reconheceu a existência de um problema e que decidiu com determinação pôr-lhe cobro. Caros Colegas, votem a favor de todo o relatório Moscovici, mas rejeitem as alterações. Na Comissão dos Assuntos Externos, rejeitámos não só aquelas alterações como também as cláusulas ofensivas constantes dos pareceres das Comissões dos Direitos da Mulher e das Liberdades Civis. A Roménia mudou. As alterações reflectiam a velha era, não a realidade actual."@pt¹⁷ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@sk¹⁸ "It gives me the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to welcome both countries into the European Union. Mr Lambsdorff has allowed me the opportunity of thanking Mr Van Orden for his dedicated and serious work, which has helped Bulgaria immensely to accede to the Union on this date. Bulgaria’s accession process has not always been a smooth one. Mr Lambsdorff has empowered me to suggest that this is not entirely Bulgaria’s fault. Perhaps the Council and the Commission might care to introduce some reforms for future accessions. He recommends that the reform of the justice system should be observed more vigorously from the beginning of the accession process. The same recommendation applies to the fight against corruption. These are the only mechanisms we can use to guarantee effectiveness and transparency in such difficult areas before future candidates join the Union. Of course, it is now important for Bulgaria to concentrate on the period after accession. Bulgaria must prove that she is able to implement the requirements the Commission has issued in its progress report in order to avoid any activation of safeguard clauses. It is clear, however, that Bulgaria is a pro-European country, as the recent elections proved, and it is now up to Bulgaria’s decision-makers to continue their efforts and to follow their words with concrete and credible actions. I now turn to Romania, a country whose people have long been close to my mind and to my heart. What a pleasure it has been to be of small assistance to Romania in her move towards this wonderful accession moment. I congratulate most warmly my fellow rapporteur, and now rapporteur, on his final report and on his previous work. It has also been a pleasure to work with him. This is a time of real celebration for all Romanians. Entry into the Union should trigger inward investment, which Romania badly needs. It will enhance workers’ rights and, over time, bring prosperity within the grasp of all Romania’s people: a true time of celebration. It is a pleasure to have in the visitors’ gallery today Theodora Bertzi, the Minister for Adoptions, Alina Mandroiu, from the High-Level Group for Romanian Children, and Minister Bogdan Panait, who is in charge of child protection. I urge colleagues concerned about child protection and adoptions in Romania to go straight upstairs and speak to these experts. They have all the files, all the information, and you will be agreeably surprised. You will find that child health and welfare has progressed dramatically since the early 1990s. Indeed, as the Prime Minister said in his letter, Romania has vigorously addressed this issue. As the noted children’s author J.K. Rowling said recently, ‘When you look at how far Romania has come, it is hard not to concede that a minor miracle has been achieved’. Romania is a model for other countries hoping to reform. Romania was the state that acknowledged that there was a problem and set out to do something about it. Colleagues, vote for all of Mr Moscovici’s report, but reject the amendments. In the Foreign Affairs Committee we rejected not only those amendments but the offending clauses in the opinions of the Women’s Rights and Civil Liberties Committees as well. Romania has changed. These amendments reflect the old days and not the reality."@sl¹⁹ "Det gläder mig verkligen att för ALDE-gruppen välkomna båda länderna till Europeiska unionen. Alexander Graf Lambsdorff har gett mig tillfälle att tacka Geoffrey Van Orden för sitt målmedvetna och betydande arbete, vilket har hjälpt Bulgarien oerhört mycket att ansluta sig till EU detta datum. Bulgariens anslutningsprocess har inte alltid varit lätt. Alexander Graf Lambsdorff har bett mig framföra att detta inte helt och hållet är Bulgariens fel. Kanske rådet och kommissionen skulle kunna införa vissa reformer inför kommande anslutningar. Han rekommenderar att reformen av rättssystemet borde beaktas mer kraftfullt redan i början av anslutningsprocessen. Samma rekommendation gäller bekämpningen av korruption. Dessa är de enda mekanismer vi kan använda för att garantera effektiviteten och insynen på så komplicerade områden innan framtida kandidater går med i EU. Naturligtvis är det nu viktigt för Bulgarien att koncentrera sig på tiden efter anslutningen. Bulgarien måste bevisa att landet kan fullfölja de krav som kommissionen har ställt i sin lägesrapport för att undvika tillgripandet av skyddsklausuler. Det är dock uppenbart att Bulgarien är ett europavänligt land, vilket de nyligen genomförda valen visat, och det är nu Bulgariens beslutsfattare som får bestämma hur man ska fortsätta sina insatser och hålla sitt löfte med konkreta och trovärdiga handlingar. Jag går nu vidare till Rumänien, som är ett land vars folk länge har betytt mycket för mig. Vilket nöje det har varit att få hjälpa Rumänien lite grand i landets strävan mot detta underbara anslutningsögonblick. Jag gratulerar så hjärtligt min medföredragande, och nu fördraganden, till sitt slutliga betänkande och till sitt tidigare arbete. Det har också varit ett nöje att få arbeta med honom. Detta är en tid av verkligt firande för alla rumäner. Inträdet i EU borde sätta fart på de utländska investeringarna i landet, något som Rumänien verkligen behöver. Det kommer att förbättra arbetstagarnas rättigheter och så småningom göra välståndet tillgängligt för hela Rumäniens folk: det är verkligen något att fira. Det är ett nöje att idag på åhörarläktaren ha Theodora Bertzi, adoptionsministern, Alina Mandroiu, från högnivågruppen för de rumänska barnen, samt minister Bogdan Panait, som är ansvarig för skydd av barn. Jag uppmanar de kollegor som arbetar med skydd av barn och adoptioner i Rumänien att gå fram och tala med dessa experter. De har alla dokument, all information, och ni kommer att bli positivt överraskade. Ni kommer att upptäcka att man inom området för barns hälsa och välbefinnande har gjort dramatiska framsteg sedan tidigt nittiotal. Som premiärministern sa i sitt brev, har Rumänien verkligen på ett kraftfullt sätt tagit itu med denna fråga. Den berömda barnboksförfattaren J.K. Rowling sa nyligen att när man ser hur långt Rumänien har kommit, är det svårt att inte hålla med om att ett mindre mirakel har skett. Rumänien är en förebild för andra länder som hoppas på reformer. Rumänien var staten som erkände att den hade problem och bestämde sig för att göra något åt saken. Kära kollegor! Rösta för Pierre Moscovicis hela betänkande, men förkasta ändringsförslagen. I utskottet för utrikesfrågor förkastade vi inte bara dessa ändringsförslag, utan också de kränkande klausulerna i yttrandena från utskottet för kvinnors rättigheter och utskottet för medborgerliga rättigheter. Rumänien har förändrats. Dessa ändringsförslag återspeglar svunna tider och inte dagens verklighet."@sv²¹
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