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"Mr President, Commissioner, I really admire your physical capacity. I address that comment to Mr Tannock too. The last round of EU enlargement dramatically changed the European external dimension. Enlargement took place and we introduced the European neighbourhood policy. Today's ENP makes me think of NATO's Partnership for Peace and enlargement. The Copenhagen European Council set out the criteria for enlargement and ten countries were ultimately admitted. The process lacked concept, planning and project management. Let us not repeat the same mistake.
Point 1: Let us say that enlargement is enlargement. The ENP should be everything but enlargement. Let us speak about the ENP.
Point 2: We also need privileged partnerships. Every power in history has had special relations. The EU needs them as well. A special, new 'A minus' category should be clearly defined. We all know that, for security, energy, economic, trade and even social, cultural and political reasons, there are already countries with which we have and need special relations, yet they will never – in the foreseeable future – become members of the EU. Let us call that system the ENP.
Point 3: The biggest mistake is the current situation: We do not speak about the ENP; we speak about whether or not the Balkans, Ukraine and Turkey – with or without a clear set of criteria – should be eligible for enlargement. Clearly, the ENP must be dissociated from the names of countries, and concepts and criteria should be introduced.
Point 4: Criteria. Geographical criteria should be discussed on the basis of the Treaty. Not all eligible countries have the capacity to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria. We cannot lie to ourselves as regards the full respect of individual human rights, equal economic opportunities, full liberalisation and privatisation. We should concern ourselves with defining the 'A minus' Copenhagen criteria. Only if we are serious and transparent can we upgrade the region.
Point 5: Institutions and our capacity. Four freedoms should be analysed. The free movement of goods is acceptable but the free movement of people should be limited, as should the free movement of capital, but not the free movement of services.
Transparency and accountability are the cornerstone of stability, understanding and the fight against frustration, extremism and radicalism. Let us be open, transparent and logical. We will all be secure and prosperous as a result."@en1
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