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"Romania does not want to be decoupled from Bulgaria. But neither shall we accept additional conditions for our Schengen entry, this is just out of the question. There is legislation, which deals with the requirements for joining Schengen. We have met those requirements. We are looking forward to the assessment of our achievements and we hope it will be positive."
Romania's President Traian Basescu speaking a day after the EU's presidency confirmed that his country is ready to join Schengen, but cannot, since Bulgaria is not well prepared yet
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