Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-31-Speech-3-185"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Application by Croatia for accession to the EU2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040331.5.3-185"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-31-Speech-3-1862
lpv:speaker	lp:Demetrio Volcic2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I find the Baltas report essentially very well-balanced and logical. The situation has calmed down considerably in recent times, which is very important in that region. On his visit to Belgrade, President Mesic apologised to those who had suffered pain or damage at the hands of Croatian citizens. The Serbian President apologised in turn for the evil deeds committed by Serbian citizens against Croatians. It will be easier to achieve reconciliation now that these gestures have been made, even though only a few years have passed since their very bitter, hard-fought war. The Prime Minister, Dr Sanader, visited the Serbian minority during their Christmas holiday and then addressed the Italian minority in Italian: none of this would have been possible a few years ago. Even that characteristic bitterness towards Slovenia no longer exists. This is the context that will help to resolve the controversy surrounding arrest warrants and the return of refugees. If this, then, is the context, there is also a chance of reasoning with Croatia about its unilateral decision to declare part of its coastline an ecological and biological zone. In his report, Mr Baltas states that this unilateral decision by Croatia runs counter to the practice of dialogue and consultation, which is at the heart of efforts to manage problems which have a regional impact. Then, of course, there are Zagreb’s difficulties in implementing its economic and political reforms. We should recall that inflation between 2000 and 2002 fell from 7.4% to 2.3%, and we know what that means. Nevertheless, a scale published by the measuring the results achieved by the candidate countries joining this year and in coming years, shows that the first candidate countries joining the European Union in May get an overall score of 80%, whereas Croatia is only at 50%. It still has a long way to go. I believe there is a danger, which was mentioned a little while ago, of seeing people get disappointed. They may be disappointed because Croatia is not joining the Union straight away, but Mr Baltas reminds us that Croatia will need much perseverance and time before it can acquire the means necessary to consolidate the rule of law and democracy."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung"1

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