9
Nov
2022
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Mr President, Commissioner, I want to talk about Schengen, because I find it unacceptable that in a time full of challenges, when the security crisis has produced dramatic effects for all the states of the European Union, our country, Romania, but also Bulgaria and Croatia, are still kept outside the borders of the European Union. This is unacceptable, given that Parliament has said green for Romania five times to join the Schengen area. The European Commission considers that we meet all the criteria, but the Council of the European Union questions the Treaty of the European Union and discriminates against a country that meets all the criteria and wants to become a member of the Schengen area. This behaviour is unacceptable and I believe that Member States should abandon internal political games with a stake in interests linked to the Union's strategy and the Union's policies on free movement.