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"I did not vote in favour of the motion for a resolution on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen. In so doing, I did not in any way wish to belittle the efforts that these two Member States have made in recent years, but I would like to make it clear that we cannot carry on as before. There are currently still problems in the area of organised crime and corruption in these countries, which extend right to the borders with my region of Saxony. I understand the desire of Bulgaria and Romania to join. However, their arguments that similar problems already exist in the Schengen area are unacceptable. We must take the concerns of the people at home seriously if we want to continue to have them onboard with us in ‘project Europe’. I could envisage a two-stage solution, like that proposed by Germany. In the medium term, the airports of both countries could be included in the Schengen system, with the land and sea borders being included later. For the future, we need more robust criteria for accession to Schengen. The progress reports must also reflect the situation in an objective and transparent way, with nothing glossed over simply to realise political objectives."@en1
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