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"(NL) Mr President, over the next six months, the Finnish Presidency faces the weighty task of initiating substantial input to the economic and social reconstruction of Kosovo. Indeed, it was the violent escalation of the drawn-out Kosovo affair that now places before us the prospect of a Stability Pact for the Balkans. I should like to make a number of recommendations in connection with both interrelated themes.
If we are to consolidate the fragile peace on the legendary killing fields of Kosovo Polje, there must be optimum co-operation between the international organisations concerned; the UN for the return of the refugees, the OSCE in terms of constructing democracy, and the EU for economic and social construction. If international co-ordination is lacking or falls short then the price paid for this will be institutional chaos. For its part, the EU would do well to guard against this critical danger. Thus, there should be no proliferation of EU bodies all concentrating on the one essential task: the reconstruction of Kosovo.
At the same time, Brussels must urge the rival Albanian parties, that is the Democratic League of Kosovo and the Kosovo Liberation Army, to work together. Ultimately, those who pay have a fair amount of say in the matter.
We believe that it is precisely this kind of homegrown contribution that is indispensable to the realisation of an effective Stability Pact in the Balkans. That is why all those engaged in the Balkans should also turn their hand to the wheel together; with every available support from the European Union. A regional Stability Pact could be one solution, or a pan Balkans bureau for reconstruction. Homegrown initiatives of this kind will boost Western stabilisation efforts in a way that cannot be underestimated. For neither the region nor the European Union will be served by Balkan states entering into the race for Brussels on a purely individual basis. As I speak, the notion, perhaps the distant dream, of a form of Benelux, is spreading through the Balkans. This is certainly an encouraging sign, for even if we do not strive for political unity, we are certainly in favour of being on good neighbourly terms. Indeed, that is in every sense our Christian duty."@en1
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