Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-15-Speech-3-188"

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dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.6.3-188"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Jelko Kacin2
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lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, congratulations to the rapporteur and congratulations to Bulgaria as well. It has closed all the chapters and is an example and an inspiration to all its neighbours. I repeat, to all its neighbours. It would be an even better example if it took just one more step in its relationship with its minorities and did the same for the other minorities living in Bulgaria as it has already done for the Turkish minority. ‘The Balkans, that ancient mountain range’, as the Bulgarian national anthem goes, and the word ‘Balkans’ as a political problem does not apply in the case of Bulgaria. Bulgaria already belongs to Western Europe and it is the Western Balkans that we will have to deal with in the future. This is why I feel that it is important that when we are talking about Bulgaria, we should also pay some attention to Macedonia, which has already submitted its application for membership of the European Union and that the European Union itself should also take another step forward. The USA has recognised Macedonia by the name that it chose for itself. We still continue to use the name FYROM and it is high time we took another step forward because this would also be a great step towards the Europeanisation of this area. In an hour and a half's time, Commissioner, you will be meeting a delegation from Serbia and Montenegro. This is the delegation's first visit to the European Parliament and I believe that the example of Bulgaria should be used as an inspiration for all its neighbours to do more for the future prospects and stability of this part of the world. Therefore it seems to me that we could all learn more from Bulgaria and that Bulgaria's principal neighbour could learn a lot. I am talking about Turkey, a country we have supported today in saying ‘yes’ to the start of negotiations. Bulgaria is the last country on the road to Turkey and I believe that it is right and proper that all of us who have a task to perform in this respect, should support all of these countries so that they can participate fully both economically and politically and bring about a further enlargement of the European Union."@en1
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