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"Mr President, the actions of the European Union are based on sound logic, clear rules and clear messages. I cannot find a single one of these attributes mentioned in the arguments put forward by the Council. Postponing Bulgaria’s and Romania’s Schengen membership is a dangerous game involving a matter of major importance and entailing serious risks. The vague reasons given and any additional criteria conceal serious consequences. They are of fundamental importance in the long term. Will we defend European values and the same rules for all at European Union level, or will we give in to populism and nationalism? Corruption is a pan-European problem. When we can clearly differentiate it from the others, we will also deal with it.
In Bulgaria and Romania, the Council’s decision forms part of the image of the European Union conveyed to Bulgarian and Romanian citizens. I am pleased that, as an MEP, I will not have to change the image which some countries in the Council are creating at the moment for the European Union.
Finally, how does the Council respond to our work in the European Parliament and its reports? What is the point in us creating new rules when the current ones are not being observed? There is only one message you are conveying at the moment: Europe’s citizens do not feature on your agenda."@en1
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