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December 02, 2010

Monika Panayotova: Party games trip us for Schengen





02/12/2010


Monika Panayotova, Chairperson of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds




I always ask myself, why always when our country is going in the right direction, there is always someone to criticize and make negative campaign, appropriate for an election platform, but in last place in the interest of the image of the country. The “Bulgaria Brand” can be hard to lay on the competitive European and world market, when the Bulgarians constantly try to present it as not ably competitive. Until we understand that its mutual building will bring positives for all citizens and in particular parties, without matter being in opposition or in power, it will be harder for us to change the perception of Brussels, that our country is just a place, embodied with corruption and organised crime. Joining Schengen has two dimensions – covering the technical criteria and trust, which if the parties in Bulgaria undermine the processes will not develop in the interest of the country.


The joining of our country has moral value, because the Bulgarian citizens currently also travel freely with personal passports in the countries of the EU, but joining Schengen, Bulgaria will be treated as a full righted and full valued member of the union, passing its full integration in the Community.


That’s why if we have in our country real democrats for a STRONG Bulgaria three main errors should not be allowed to occur in the process of the joining of our country to the Schengen space, precisely to connect:


“Schengen with the mechanism for cooperation and verification”;


“Schengen with the problem which occurred in France with the Roma from Romania and Bulgaria”;


“Schengen – the border problem with Greece and the mobilization of FRONTEX”.


Why?


Because every connection has only and singly political character and can not be legally justified. In the countries stating reserves elections are forthcoming and the political configuration dictates their short term goals.


Because the judicial power is independent, the part of the reform regarding change and creation of normative acts and undertaking actions in the direction of the fight with corruption, organised crime, which are in the prerogative of the executive and legislative power are undertaken.


Because placing on the same surface and treating on an identical manner of Bulgaria and Romania is not fair. The returned Roma from our neighbor numbered thousands, while from Bulgaria there were 50 voluntarily returning. Regarding the technical criteria the marks for Bulgaria are excellent.


Because the stability on the Bulgarian borders should not be placed under doubt, because for years our country has been a border between two worlds a period for which we should daily value democracy.


I ask myself, where were DSB to ask the former government why during 2007 and 2008 under the financial instrument there was 1.43% assimilation. Thanks to the efforts of the current government was negotiated 100% financing on the instrument and to this date are assimilated more then 70% (which in numbers is 175 million assimilated of negotiated 252.2 million levs).


We from GERB will continue to play by the rules and will continue to do on the principle of the good example, what is necessary for the “Bulgaria Brand”, on a maximum transparent way, let us hope to see a change in the approach of our “partners”, “constructive opposition”, I think I got confused exactly how to define them.

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