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Dutch Govt Confirms Opposition To Romania's Schengen Accession
22.09.2011, 13:52 | International | 903 views
The Netherlands on Thursday confirmed its opposition to the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, according to AFP. "Our position is clear. We are not in favour of an accession at this moment," Dutch Immigration Minister Gerd Leers said before a meeting with his 26 counterparts from the other Schengen Area member states, in Brussels. The other members must be confident that the Schengen acquis has been fully implemented by Romania and Bulgaria, especially as regards the fight against corruption and organized crime, he insisted. Read more on Mediafax.ro
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