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"The call from the European legislative to Member States to allow Romanians and Bulgarians to have access to their labour markets by the end of 2011 is actually a call for normality. This is especially the case as the analyses clearly show that the integration of both states in 2007 has not had an adverse impact on the labour market in any of the Member States.
The official figures, including those from the European Commission, indicate that workers from Eastern Europe have not caused unemployment and have not put a strain on social protection systems. On the contrary, their arrival has led to economic growth in the destination countries, assessed at one per cent of GDP. It is becoming absolutely vital for all Member States to review their rules on the transitional periods before providing access to their labour markets.
We hope that the countries still imposing restrictions on Romanians and Bulgarians will lift them by the end of 2011, in other words, before the final deadline of 2013 stipulated in the EU Accession Treaty. These restrictions may have an adverse impact in the long term on the fundamental values and rights enshrined in the EU Treaties, such as the freedom of movement, non-discrimination, solidarity and equal rights. Europe does not have first-class or second-class citizens.
I congratulate Mr Ungureanu on his report."@en1
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