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EU parliament votes for Bulgaria and Romania to be admitted to Schengen

The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution asking the European Council to allow Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen Area.German MEP Manfred Weber questioned the Dutch and Finnish motives.

.'The Netherlands' and Finland's refusals have nothing to do with facts, nothing to do with objective criteria. It's obvious that there is political motivation, because obviously right-wing populist parties made use of their veto. I'm asking myself if the European Council will admit – because we have to deal with this subject – that right-wing populist parties can block important decisions in the European Union.'

MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu, the resolution's sponsor, said in a statement that the European Parliament, 'guardian of the observance of community rules,' once again proved its support for the prompt accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area. He also said the negative position held by some member states is not based on arguments or criteria stipulated by the Schengen acquis.'Today's resolution is, in effect, another call by the European Parliament regarding respect for European rules,' said Marinescu.The Parliament expressed its support for the two states' accession before, in a resolution adopted on June 8.Now the resolution has been passed the matter could be settled as early as next week at the EU summit in Brussels.

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