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"Mr President, I would first of all like to thank Mr Coelho for the comprehensive report. I am taking the floor because I am annoyed by the blatant attempts to use the case of Bulgaria and Romania to resolve internal problems and to respond to internal fears.
The lifting of visa requirements for Bulgaria and Romania more than 10 years ago was met with the same fears. However, the European leaders at that time demonstrated courage and farsightedness even when Bulgaria and Romania were not members of the European Union. Indeed, they were not wrong.
This is why we must remember today that the current debate is about rules which must be the same for everyone, about equality between Member States enshrined in the Treaty of the European Union and, last but not least, about Europe’s so widely acclaimed solidarity.
Europe is definitely more different nowadays to the Europe of 20 years ago. This should not come as a surprise to anyone. However, if there is a crisis in the Schengen area, this is a subject for another debate. If this leads to a change in conditions, they must be changed for everyone. Let us remember therefore that huge groups of illegal immigrants are crossing …"@en1
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