1. Reaffirms that Romania's accession is a common objective of the Union and of Romania, making it possible, together with the accession of Bulgaria, to complete the fifth enlargement of the Union which began with the great liberation movement in central and eastern Europe;
2. Maintains that it wishes to see Romania and Bulgaria join the Union on 1 January 2007, in so far as the conditions laid down in the Treaty of Accession are fulfilled by each of those two countries;
3. Recalls the exchange of letters between the President of the European Parliament and the President of the Commission on the full association of the European Parliament with any consideration of activation of one of the safeguard clauses in the Treaty of Accession; notes that Parliament will take a position on these issues and especially the timing of accession, in the light of the state of implementation of the necessary reforms, in particular of the requirements of membership regarding the judiciary system and the fight against corruption, and on the basis of the Commission's detailed assessment of the situation next spring; therefore expects the Commission and Romania to work closely with Parliament in this regard;
4. Also expresses its wish that the accession of Romania and Bulgaria should take place in solidarity, while emphasising that the applications of both countries must ultimately be considered and evaluated on their own merits;
5. Points out that the reform effort that the Union has requested from Romania is in the interests of both sides, enabling Romania to benefit fully from the advantages of accession and ensuring that accession takes place in the best possible conditions;
6. Recognises Romania's significant contribution to the stability of the wider south-east European region and her continuing role in the promotion of regional security and prosperity;
7. Notes the assessment of Romania’s preparations for accession as set out in the Commission's progress report, and shares its conclusions;

31. Reaffirms its wish, supported by a strong political will, to see Romania join the Union on 1 January 2007, but points out that fulfilment of this aim depends first on the Romanian authorities’ ability to fulfil the commitments made in the Accession Treaty, failing which the safeguard clauses will be activated;
32. Calls on the Romanian authorities to make good in a satisfactory manner the shortcomings identified, so as to enable Romania to accede in accordance with the intended timetable;
33. Calls on those Member States of the Union that have not yet done so to ratify as soon as possible the Treaty of Accession of Romania to the European Union;

34. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Romania.

(Extrase din Rezolutia Parlamentului European cu privire la Romania - nov-dec. 2005)

„Pentru că suntem în Ziua Naţională, aş dori să fiu acela care recunoaşte şi menţionează public, nu numai într-un discurs politic, dar şi într-o intervenţie adresata Armatei Române, faptul că n-ar fi fost posibilă Marea Unire fără jertfa extraordinară a armatei române din primul război mondial. Efortul, sentimentul de dragoste de ţară, jertfa fiecăruia dintre militarii români în primul război mondial a fost unul din pilonii pe care oamenii politici au putut construi, alături de popor, Marea Unire.

Din acest motiv, cred că semnificaţia ceremoniei de astăzi este nu numai o semnificaţie constituţională şi de acoperire a prezenţei noastre în NATO, dar este şi o simbolistică legată de cei care s-au constituit într-un element decisiv, care au netezit drumul către Marea Unire prin uriaşa jertfă a militarilor români, a Armatei române în primul război mondial.

Aţi scris atunci pagini de istorie militară care cu greu se pot repeta în istoria militară a unei naţiuni şi în istoria ţării. Este greu de imaginat cum ar fi arătat România după primul război mondial fără succesele, fără jertfa Armatei române. " (Extras din Discursul Presedintelui Romaniei, Traian Basescu, in cadrul ceremoniei speciale de la Palatul Cotroceni cu prilejul zilei de 1 Decebrie)

http://www.presidency.ro/?_RID=det&tb=date&id=6847&_PRID=lazi

"Povestea asta care se repeta an de an vine din simplul fapt ca romanii nu se recunosc in ziua asta. Proclamata in graba acum 15 ani drept sarbatoare nationala, 1 Decembrie nu reprezinta pentru nimeni mai nimic. O data in istoria noastra si atat, e drept, nu lipsita de importanta. Dar de aici pana la atingerea a ceea ce Jung numea "inconstientul colectiv", e departe. impartasesc parerea distinsului istoric, Neagu Djuvara, ca 10 mai e mai potrivita pentru a fi ziua nationala a romanilor. S-ar face un pod peste timp, s-ar marca o continuitate necesara cu trecutul. Luna mai e si mai potrivita climateric. E cald, frumos, primavara. Lumea ar avea un cadru propice sa se bucure, sa iasa la iarba verde, sa sarbatoreasca. Frigul si ploaia de joi au tinut lumea acasa. In plus, semnificatia istorica e esentiala. La 10 mai 1866, printul Carol a ajuns la Bucuresti si a depus juramantul ca domnitor. La 10 mai 1881, Romania s-a declarat regat. Prin extensie, data de 10 mai 1877 (de fapt 9 mai) este ziua declararii independentei Romaniei. Amintesc ca domnia regelui Carol 1866/1914 a fost cea mai fericita perioada din istoria noastra. Solicit un referendum sau macar o dezbatere publica pe aceasta tema. Care zi sa fie ziua nationala?"

DECEMBER 1-ST, OPPINIONS

1. December 1-st represents for me a big celebration, Romanian people are more united and they try to revert to the past, in order to understand their future. (Andreea N.)
2. Every single Romanian should feel happy for being Romanian. (Fraga)
3. December 1-st is the national Day of Romania. In this day, I remember that I am Romanian and I just want to be proud of my country. I realize that I like it , because Romanians are kind, the girls are beautiful, the landscape is absolutely great, and here is my home, here is my heart, and I love Romania because I feel good here. I admit that I get angry when I see crimes happen, theft, corruption and bad habits. These things don’t make me proud at all, and I hope aur President will be able to eliminate all these bad things. Maybe we will be saved for being so lost. December 1-st means to me the hope for a better life. Maybe, when I will grow up, my thoughts will be different. (Daniela)
4. December 1-st means happiness and friendship, because I feel that I am part of a special culture, of a great nation with an important contribution to the international cultural heritage. (Marius)
5. I remenmber the suffering of all our ancesters. I don’t have particular feelings about this day, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t respect the celebration and I am not proud of my country, far from that… (Laura)
6. December 1-st is our National Day. It’s important to me, it makes me feel a true Romanian, because is a time to remember how our ancesters fought for our independence and freedom. I am proud to be their heir. (Adrian)
7. For me, December 1-st means our National Celebration, when all Romanians can shake hands and call eachother “brother”. I think the Union Day is the most important date in Romanian History. (anonymus)
8. December 1-st means something to all Romanians. At that time, in 1918, all Romanians felt in their hearts the Union spirit. It’s a long time ago, and I think this feeling is also long gone. It’s sad, because in these days, we are not the same as we used to be. It’s nothing left of greatness and glory. December 1-st is one other day of our lives. (Marinas)
9. It’s a day of resting and peace. We should stay home and enjoy the vacation. I am happy that I am Romanian, but I would like to disfruit this at home. (Anca)
10. We do not celebrate our National Day as other people use to. I don’t feel neither happy or like celebrating It must be different, but I don’t know how. (anonymus)
11. It should be a reson for happiness and joy. It isn’t. What should I say? (anonymus)
12. Even if I am Romanian, I don’t know many things about December 1-st. I hate history. I know it’s the end of the union process, when all Romanian provinces were united in one country. That’s it. Why bother more? (anonymus)
13. Maybe mother is doing something good at home, in the kitchen. It’s a tradition, to do traditional food? (anonymus)
14. December 1-st means a fact of a great importance for the Romanian history. We should be proud of this day. We should listen to our National Anthem every morning, and be proud of it, and of the fact that we are Romanians. I think we all should show interest and solidarity. Now and from this day forward. (Andreea A.)
15. For me, this day means the most important day in our history. It’s a special day because we are united, and we feel strongly the fact that we are Romanians, I like hearing the National Anthem and see the Romanian Flag rising. (Anca T.)
16. I feel guilty that I don’t feel anything special in this day. I am sorry. (Florentina)
17. In 1918, the Romanian dream of Union was accomplished. It’s sad we do not dream anymore, and we don’t have more patriotic feelings.
18. I don’t know if I am very much aware of the importance of this day, I’m rather confused. Celebrating this day is a recognition of our ancestors’ fight for breaking borders and unite all Romanians in one single country.
19. I feel as in any other day. I should feel special, but I can’t. Don’t ask me why…
20. I feel sick, I have to go to school… Well, I feel Romanian, I am proud, December 1-st is the fulfilling of the Romanian dream, the Union.
21. This day reminds me of the hardwork of our ancestors; with their contribution, we are what we are today, one single nation. One single flag. And one single hope for the future: to have a better one.
22. “We are Romanians, and we are masters of this land…” “Romanians, cross the Carpathians, your brothers are waiting for you!” why don’t we all listen more often these songs?
23. When I think about December 1-st, I remember my history teacher and what she said to us: Not to know, not to learn, not to falsly respect and not to pretend that we fully understand what happened one hundred years ago. She said to us ti light a candle for the war heroes. For me, December 1-st is a cold freezing day and a little candle in my hand, bowing my heart down for a while, in front of an unknown hero of war, and I think life will go on, and he will be remembered, and we will be remembered remembering him…
24. We use to listen to our President’s speech every year, and we listen to our National Anthem. It’s a celebration, everybody should be happy.
25. When all our hearts will be once again one, I will be the happiest person in the world!
People are not impressed too much by this day and this makes me sad. We should prove that we are a great nation.
26. It’s a shame we don’t do anymore things to make us proud to be Romanians. It’s our National Day, once a year, and we have to do something great to honour this day.
I would like to honour my country more , I would like to feel Romanian feelings, I would like to know how?!

Please feel free to comment on that.