Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-250"

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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060516.35.2-250"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-16-Speech-2-2512
lpv:speaker	lp:Ari Vatanen2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, it is a pity that the Commissioner had to go because now our immortal speeches will not make an impact on the EU’s future, but never mind. We have to congratulate him on a good job under very difficult conditions. Today we have to play tough but fair, and I underline the word ‘fair’, because we are not talking about the three months to come, we are talking about three generations. That is what we need to focus on. I am not about to underestimate the problems those two countries are facing, whether it be criminality, corruption, the judicial system or minorities, be they Roma or Hungarians, but we have to remember where those countries have come from. They have come a long way. That is what Finland has done over the last 50 years. Look at the fantastic progress Portugal has made in 20 years. Today we must say ‘no’ to populism and ‘yes’ to vision. We must say ‘yes’ to leadership, because the progress of those countries towards harmonisation in the bigger European family depends on political will. It depends on our will to build a more stable world. Let me remind you that we would not have had the Balkans tragedy if those countries had had the hope of joining the EU 20 years ago. This is the power of enlargement, and we must see the bigger picture and not indulge in populism. We have lots of ways of monitoring safeguard clauses, even sanctions, to keep an eye on progress, but it is essential for us to support democratic forces in those countries. We must support those who want to enforce the rule of law. That is what matters and we must believe that the democratic forces will win. Our moral duty today is to give people horizons – not borders."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Ari Vatanen (PPE-DE ). –"1

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