- Hr. formand, Bulgarien og Rumænien har formelt afsluttet tiltrædelsesforhandlingerne, men før de bliver medlemsstater med fulde rettigheder, må de afhjælpe de mangler, som blev påpeget i Europa-Parlamentets seneste beslutning og Kommissionens nye rapport.
– Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by reiterating what we in the Socialist Group in the European Parliament have been saying for months: we are entirely in favour of Rumania and Bulgaria’ s accession to the European Union, and we maintain our commitment and hope that their accession may become a reality in January 2007.