Throw out Romania out of our group in the EU

"Throw out Romania out of our group in the EU"

"I's can not see between the fingers when a party restricting fundamental rights."

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"the DEBATE. Socialists and democrats in the european Parliament, speaks warmly about the rights of minorities.nSamtidigt parts of the group with a party that oppresses its own population. It does not go together. "

"Until human rights are respected should the Romanian party, the PSD, should be excluded from the Socialist group in the european parliament. "

"the Development in Romania in recent years is deeply troubling. Freedom of Press and speech curtailed, human rights infringed, and the minority population are forced to beg in other countries when they are denied education, welfare and future prospects in their home country. "

"it does now countries like Hungary and Poland joined the list of member states that act in breach with the EU's fundamental values – and this is so far completely without real-world consequences. "

"the EU has according to article 7 of the treaty legal support to act against member states that breach fundamental rights. This possibility has previously been used against the Poland and used against Hungary. "

"It is now time to also ask Romania to account. "

"the SSU has long insisted that the EU must be tougher on countries that do not follow the common decision. The EU must use the remedies which are available or develop new ones with a lower threshold to apply. Strangled of funding or lost the right to vote are examples of such tools. nnUnder long time, many have seen through the fingers of the individual countries ' breaches due to a fear of fanning an ill will towards the european project. But it is a very short-sighted approach. "

"When the joint decision is not followed or when the countries restrict the rights and freedoms of citizens, without clear consequences created distrust in the long term, risk undermining the EU's legitimacy. "

"to win a hearing for our line, we must act with credibility and sweep in front of our own door. In the socialist partigruppen in the european parliament, S&D, also includes one of Romania's governing parties, the PSD. That is to say, the party that daily denies its citizens their rights. "

"this is not good enough. SSU believes that the social democrats in the european parliament should exclude, at the very least suspend, the PSD from the common partigruppen until the party respects human rights. "

"It is crucial for us with the credibility to be able to push the issue of sharper sanctions in the parliament as well as in the council of ministers. "

"Respect for the european principles, values and legislation is not a choice, but an obligation for each country to comply with. The european socialists should put joint pressure on Romania, and to exclude or at least suspend the party from his group. "

"So we stand up for human rights in both word and deed. "

"nPhilip Botström, chair of the SSU"

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