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"Mr President, with the enlargement of the European Union the border we share with Russia will lengthen and we will have several new neighbours. Our new neighbours are also likely to apply for membership and enlargement will continue.
It is very important for us all that our external border is both open and secure. No new barriers must be put up in Europe that would be a hindrance to relations and cooperation with other countries. We also have to level out the economic and social differences that exist between the Member States and our neighbouring countries. This is especially important for Member States situated on external borders.
As enlargement proceeds we have to establish a new policy for a larger Europe, one that incorporates both bilateral relations with our present and future neighbours and developments in multilateral cooperation, for example, within the context of the Council of Europe and the EEC.
This morning some Members of the European Parliament were trying to lecture Members of Parliament of the new Member States, saying they must be prepared to give up their own country’s right of self-determination and accept that the Union will develop into a supranational federation. I do not agree with such points of view. An enlarging Union must be a democratic confederation of independent states led by a Council of Ministers that represents the Member States."@en1
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