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Neither of the two candidate countries has made the expected progress in implementing the
. The issue of women’s rights has been neglected during the accession negotiations, whether with regard to the labour market, participation in social processes or violence against women. Improvements in the situation of children leave a great deal to be desired, particularly in Romania.
I believe that human rights and humanitarian issues such as these are more important than problems relating to the EU’s institutional framework, for example the question of Parliament’s budgetary rights, even though it was only when Parliament had made certain that these rights would be fully respected that a last-minute compromise was reached. Furthermore, as I have already stated on several occasions, I do not feel able to vote in favour of another enlargement until the Constitution has entered into force.
It is for these reasons that I will vote against Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU, particularly since we are still 20 months away from 2007, the envisaged date of accession."@en1
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