Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-10-25-Speech-2-178"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051025.20.2-178"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-25-Speech-2-1792
lpv:speaker	lp:Józef Pinior2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Socjaldemokracja Polska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to start my speech today by warmly welcoming the observers from Bulgaria and Romania to the European Parliament. On the whole, these two countries meet the political and economic criteria for membership of the European Union, and they have both made enormous progress towards democracy and a market economy over the past 16 years. In order to gain a full picture of this progress, we should remember their point of departure in 1989. Over recent years, we have seen a consolidation of democracy and a move from an electoral to a liberal democracy. As members of the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania will bring greater security to the European continent. In particular, they will help stabilise the political situation in the Balkans. Being in favour of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union does not mean turning a blind eye to the problems that both countries must resolve before they join the EU, however. At present, these problems mainly relate to the implementation of the EU judicial and administrative reforms and the fight against corruption. The Bulgarian and Romanian Governments must accelerate reforms in these fields and take effective measures to promote good governance in order to ensure that accession can take place on 1 January 2007. The constitutional crisis faced by the EU Member States must not spread to those countries outside the EU that are on their way to becoming members. No country has ever been entirely ready for membership, and the EU cannot make demands of Bulgaria and Romania that it did not make of the 10 Central and Eastern European countries two years ago. The Romanian and Bulgarian Governments must now step up their efforts to tackle the problems they currently face. The citizens of the two countries must be made aware of the need for reform, and public opinion in the EU itself must be in favour of further enlargement."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"acquis communautaire"1

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