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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-06-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"bg"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110607.25.2-322-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-06-07-Speech-2-323-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Andrey Kovatchev2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2009-09-15--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (2009-08-24--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-09-17--2012-01-18)3 member; SEDE (2009-09-17--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wish to thank Mr Coelho for the objective and fair assessment of what has been done by Bulgaria and Romania. I also thank the Presidency and Commission for their support on this report. The process for evaluating these countries and their accession must be completed according to the same criteria with which it started. It was already established in 2007 that, once the technical criteria were fulfilled, Bulgaria and Romania would join the Schengen area in 2011. This is already done. The same evaluation has been reached by the Council’s experts: Bulgaria and Romania fulfil the membership criteria. All the reservations which we have recently been hearing relate to the foreign policy debates of some Member States. Instead of looking at the short term, we need to take action in support of better protection for our external borders, of signing and complying with readmission agreements with our southern and eastern neighbours, and of solidarity with those Member States which are subject to the strongest immigration pressure in southern Europe. This is particularly important at the moment when there are internal challenges from and fears among our citizens about illegal immigration, which may threaten security and social advantages in Europe. We need effective, workable plans for dealing with the crises which we had in Italy and Malta. We cannot allow double standards. If we are going to debate and adopt new rules, they must apply to all countries – both old and new. Fellow Members, Bulgaria and Romania have completed their job and they are building on these security systems in cooperation with their Schengen partners. They have made and are making considerable efforts in the fight against corruption and organised crime. At present, I will feel less concerned if the Schengen area’s Mediterranean border is guarded as well as Bulgaria and Romania guard their Black Sea borders. The rapporteur and other fellow Members were there and they understand what I am talking about. This is why the Council needs to decide to admit Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen area this September, in order to strengthen security in this area. Fellow Members, I call on you to support Mr Coelho’s report, which will allow us to give the Council a clear, strong political signal that Bulgaria’s and Romania’s rightful place is in the Schengen area this very year, in order to make external borders more secure and give our citizens greater peace of mind."@en1
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