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Tuesday, 17 January 2012Newly elected European Parliament Martin Schulz has contributed greatly to Bulgaria's accession to the EU, according to Bulgarian Sergey Stanishev, interim leader of the Party of European Socialists.
Stanishev reminded that Schulz initiated two resolutions in the European Parliament in favor of Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen Agreement as soon as the country covered the technical criteria.
Upon congratulating Schulz on his election on Tuesday, Stanishev pointed out that the German social democrat's convincing victory was a sound proof of the respect towards him as a political figure and a person that stands for social values and solidarity within the European Union.
Schultz won the post with 387 votes out of 670 cast thanks to the support of the European People's Party (EPP).
He won against two competitors, Diana Wallis, a liberal but running as an independent, and Nirj Deva, from the center-right European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group.
Schulz will replace European People's Party's Jerzy Buzek, who has steered the European Parliament since mid-2009, and will lead the EP until the next round of European elections in June 2014. |
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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