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I understand Mr Posselt’s concerns perfectly. There is, however, a difference, in that Romania and Bulgaria are both candidate countries for accession to the European Union, while Macedonia is not.
In any event, I acknowledge, on behalf of the Commission, that Macedonia has made a considerable effort to improve its external border control and the quality of its travel documents.
I even believe that Macedonia is currently adopting legislation on visas that is very similar to the legislation in force in the European Union, which is a significant and positive factor. In order to gauge the progress made by Macedonia, however, we sent a delegation of experts last June as part of the regional CARDS programme. The conclusions of this delegation and the report on the regulatory framework and its implementation with regard to granting visas and the control of Macedonia’s external borders will be available in October 2002. It is then that the Commission will assess the situation in Macedonia, in light of this report and the criteria of recital 5. Only then shall we be able to take a decision on our initiative to review EU legislation on visas.
This is not, therefore, a game of table tennis, but it is essential to observe procedures. For now, I am unable to tell you what our assessment will be after receiving the report by the group of experts, which will be sent to me next month."@en1
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