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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU/FYROM Agreement2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010502.9.3-134"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-02-Speech-3-1352
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Marinus Wiersma2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PETI (1999-09-16--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, my group backs the rapporteur’s conclusions, and that is why I can congratulate Macedonia on the fact that this former Yugoslav Republic is the first to sign a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU. An agreement will enable us to set up intensive relations in a very concrete manner. An agreement is an important instrument for the region’s further stabilisation and adds, as such, to the Stability Pact in a meaningful way. But there is more. A Stabilisation and Association Agreement is the first step towards EU membership. It is the culmination of the pledge which the European Union undertook, namely that a successful implementation of all elements of the Stability Pact will open up the way to membership of the EU. It underlines the focus on Europe and on European values. We hope that the Macedonian model will be copied promptly by the others. There are already negotiations under way with Croatia. With regard to Albania, preparations to that effect are being made. Hopefully, initial talks will soon be held in Belgrade too, provided that the Montenegro issue does not put a spanner in the works. And we should not overlook Bosnia, of course. The strength of this agreement lies not only in the provisions it contains, which enables cooperation in many areas. The close ties with the European Union which are based on this agreement, as well as the prospect of membership tied in with that, could have a moderating effect on the internal relations in these countries. That is a form of conflict prevention. We have actually noticed these effects in the candidate countries. The active role which the High Representative Solana and Commissioner Patten have managed to play during the recent disturbances in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a shining example of this positive effect. The only conclusion we could draw therefore is that more of these agreements are needed in the region in the short term."@en1

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