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French representatives of the Independence and Democracy Group have voted against the Van Orden and Moscovici reports for several reasons, which have to do with their implications for Bulgaria and Romania, member countries of the International Francophone Agency, and long-standing friends of France. We think too much of them to make them fall prey to the Eurocratic trap, which promises much, offers little and takes the most important thing – sovereignty.
The Soviet-style ‘limited sovereignty’ imposed by the EU is, moreover, resisted by some prominent citizens of these countries, who refuse to see their nation bribed by EU subsidies, and who call for the support of our no vote.
It will be possible, outside the iron collar of the EU, to achieve with them a Greater Europe founded on cooperation. This cooperation will be tailored to the interests of each participant, in serving the freedom of the people.
On the other hand, Romania and Bulgaria’s entry ensures an unbroken territorial line towards Turkey, which favours the latter’s accession. This would complete the EU’s development as a culturally divided agglomerate, which is powerless, if not politically enslaved.
This vote does not, therefore, deny the European character of Bulgaria and Romania, which have always been European countries."@en1
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