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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it can safely be said that the European Parliament proved its worth during the Ukrainian crisis. We reacted appropriately and rapidly, and we can be pleased with our efforts. It was not for our own satisfaction that we undertook these efforts, however, but in the clear interest of the European Union, because a stable and democratic Ukraine, with a market economy, is in the interest of the European Union. What can be done to ensure that this is achieved in the long term? The Ukrainians themselves must of course undertake major efforts, and election pledges must be met. We are entitled to expect this of Ukraine, and we can also make the EU’s readiness to open its doors to Ukraine conditional upon it, but we must then ensure that these doors are flung wide open.
In all honesty, I am astounded by the Commissioner’s speech. It proves that the European Commission has completely failed to grasp the significance of what has happened in Ukraine. How can it be possible to extol the Action Plan’s virtues today, when it was drawn up for a Ukraine that was a completely different country? Ukraine should be offered the prospect of membership, as well as a road map for achieving such membership. This road map should include the following. Firstly, the rapid adoption and implementation of a much-amended and greatly extended Action Plan. Secondly, the urgent organisation of a donors’ conference, along the lines of the one organised by the European Commission and the World Bank for Georgia in April of last year. If EUR 861 million could be raised for Georgia, then it should be possible to raise an amount many times greater for Ukraine, a country of 48 million inhabitants. This project should be negotiated with US partners and the World Bank. Finally, preparations must be made for talks on an Association Agreement, as the recent enlargement taught us that this is the right instrument to use in order to achieve stabilisation and open the doors to future membership."@en1
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