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"I would like to give a reminder that Romania and Bulgaria currently meet all the conditions stipulated by the Schengen
. This has been endorsed not only by the conclusions of the Schengen Evaluation Working Group, but also by the firm stance expressed by the European Parliament via the resolution adopted in June this year.
Postponing indefinitely the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area reflects the lack of credibility European integration has, where the rules are made and unmade to suit the interests of certain Member States. The EU-27 is made up of first-class and second-class countries, citizens with rights and lower-class citizens, ‘old’ states and ‘new’ states, or those which have joined too early. We talk glibly about solidarity, yet we turn a blind eye just as easily when a Member State is subjected to discrimination. We encourage an outdated form of nationalism without realising that every decision like this turns European integration into an empty shell."@en1
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