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On 16 June 2003, the Thessaloniki European Council adopted the Agenda for the Western Balkans and, a few days later, the Heads of State or Government of the EU, of the future Member States and of the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) issued a Joint Declaration on prospects for the SAP and for the accession of these countries to the European Union.
This report considers the positions expressed in these initiatives, and its key component is the prospect of the future accession of the countries of South East Europe. It also aims to present clear guidelines for countries participating in the stabilisation and association process on the best way of addressing the challenges specific to each of these countries in their attempts to come closer to the European Union and in the context of the negotiations they have embarked on with the European Institutions.
At a time when criteria are being presented to these States and standards are being set, we would do well to advise the Member States to show the same humility and the same capacity to accept criticism about the issues they raise and to think carefully about them, specifically in relation to protecting human life and to conducting active policies against corruption, organised crime and trafficking in human beings, weapons and drugs.
The process of stabilisation and association that has been proposed could constitute an ambitious accession strategy, and it therefore won my vote."@en1
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