Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-246"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"hu"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060516.35.2-246"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-16-Speech-2-2472
lpv:speaker	lp:Árpád Duka-zólyomi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-10-27--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Strana mad'arskej koalície - Magyar Koalíció Pártja (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, 1 January 2007 is fast approaching, but the uncertainty seems to be here to stay. In Romania, in spite of the commendable efforts of the current government, there are still many serious problems waiting to be solved. The Copenhagen criteria, as in the past, apply to all candidate states equally. Alongside the need for the reform of the judiciary and for restraining corruption and organised crime, the issues related to the observance of human rights and the guarantee of legal certainty for minorities are raising doubts. There have been several positive changes in respect of the latter, which have been significantly aided by the presence in legislation and government of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ), the political representation of the Hungarian community in Romania. However, it is mistaken to think that, as Commissioner Olli Rehn has stated, the participation of the RMDSZ in the government coalition is sufficient to guarantee the legal certainty of minorities. The political party representing the Hungarian community will never be in majority, and results can only be achieved with the help of the Romanian majority parties and their willingness to compromise. As a consequence of the lack of rational political will, a few basic problems are still waiting to be solved. Why is the adoption of the Minority Act delayed? Also, the mother-tongue university education of the indigenous Hungarian community, in the form of an independent Hungarian institution of higher education, has still not been resolved. Another unresolved issue is the restitution of church property. The current Election Act, which is discriminatory against national and ethnic communities, should also be amended, in line with European standards. Ladies and gentlemen, it is imperative that the issue of minorities is given appropriate importance in the report of the Commission. What would be the right decision in the circumstances, when the Council has already promised Romania European Union membership from 1 January? The rational bridging solution would be to apply a close 3-year monitoring system. This would obviously need a precise drafting of the indispensable sanctions and of the conditions of safeguard clause activation."@en1

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