Emilian PAVEL,
Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ,
Andi CRISTEA,
Maria GRAPINI,
Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ,
Daciana Octavia SÂRBU,
Răzvan POPA,
Dan NICA,
Damian DRĂGHICI,
Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU,
Ioan Mircea PAŞCU,
Victor BOŞTINARU,
Claudia ȚAPARDEL
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Enlargement of the Schengen Area 1. Recalls that Romania and Bulgaria’s readiness for joining the Schengen Area was announced on several occasions by the President of the European Commission, and it has also been stated by the European Parliament in its resolution of 8 June 2011, by the Council in its conclusions of 9 and 10 June 2011 and 25 and 26 October 2012, and in the 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th and 8th bi-annual reports on the functioning of the Schengen Area; 2. Notes that in the European Council of 1 and 2 March 2012, the Heads of State and Government reiterated that all legal conditions had been met for the decision on Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area to be taken, and asked the Justice and Home Affairs Council to adopt its decision in September 2012. However, no decision has been taken until this moment, with postponements on many occasions; 3. We remind that Romania and Bulgaria have successfully fulfilled already in 2011 all relevant criteria and prerequisites, as set by the Schengen evaluation procedures; we believe that additional criteria cannot be imposed on the two Member States; 4. Urges the Council to take the decision concerning the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, in line with the Schengen acquis.