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| Romania’s Schengen Accession |
| (2011-09-08) |
| Last updated: 2011-09-09 16:54 EET |
The Netherlands seems to remain the only country that still shows reticence towards Romania’s accession to the Schengen area this year. This is the conclusion of the talks held by Romanian interior minister, Traian Igas, with European officials in Brussels.
Romania’s accession to Schengen, which was initially due in March, continues to be a matter of concern for the Bucharest authorities. The Romanian interior minister, Traian Igas, has held talks on this issue with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmstrom. The Romanian official has underlined that all assessment reports show that Bucharest is technically ready to face the challenges posed by the EU’s external border.
He has recalled that Romania has made significant investments to tighten border security, upgrade airport facilities and consulates and is ready to manage possible delicate situations regarding an inflows of migrants in the region, in the context in which it joins the free movement area.
Bucharest stands for improving the regulations that the Schengen governance is based on, rendering the assessment process more efficient and introducing additional regulations in an attempt to avoid any possible malfunction or shortcoming. In Brussels, minister Igas and his Bulgarian counterpart, Tvetan Tvetanov, have also participated in a public hearing in the European Parliament, on the EU strategy on migration in the context in which the Schengen area is expanding.
The Romanian minister has said the situation of the member states, which ensure the surveillance and control of the EU’s external borders, should be regarded in a special way, by paying heed to the principle of solidarity. He has underlined the need for all regulations to be taken into consideration, in order to tighten the Schengen area, and for rendering European policies more efficient. In another move, Igas has recalled that Bucharest has complied with all requirements related to the Schengen acquis.
In spite of the efforts made by the Bucharest authorities, the Netherlands seems to remain reticent about Romania’s accession to the Schengen area this year. In exchange, according to Igas, Germany-one of the toughest opponents of accession- has accepted the idea of Romania’s joining the free movement area, but in two stages, starting with the initial opening of its air borders alone.
He has said that Polish Interior minister, Jerzy Miller, whose country is holding the EU rotating presidency, will advocate Romania’s and Bulgaria’s cause in the Netherlands next week. Finland, which has also showed reservation towards the two countries’ accession, has changed its stand, says Traian Igas.
He has insisted that at the Justice and Home Affairs Council due on September the 22nd and 23rd, when a decision on Romania’s and Bulgaria’s Schengen accession is expected to be made, the two countries should be treated with respect, without fuelling suspicions of discrimination.
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