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"The dream of Robert Schumann and Jacques Delors is coming true. The European Union no longer has borders which divide people and nations and cause conflict, presenting an obstacle to trade, as well as political and cultural rapprochement.
Europe's citizens are increasingly able to live within the boundaries of natural regions, which have not been formed through political tyranny and the shifting of borders after wars, but rather as a result of natural and historical development. In the spirit of subsidiarity, regions often use cross-border cooperation to carry out their normal business. This is one of the greatest achievements of the EU.
With Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU in 2007 and Croatia joining later, this cross-border cooperation will take on an even greater significance for Hungary. For Hungarian communities living close to Hungary, but outside its borders, a Hungarian population of several million people who live in Romania, Slovakia and other neighbouring countries, joint developments have a significant impact on the transformation of borders into virtual boundaries.
Joint planning and implementation strengthen their sense of identity, as well as cooperation with peoples who have been coexisting for centuries. They help dispel prejudices which have been causing ethnic and minority problems for a long time. The historical regions where the peoples and nations of Central Europe have lived together for centuries are being restored. Economic necessity is reinforcing cohesion between the nations living in the common European family.
Cross-border cooperation in Europe is a logical and good solution for establishing reasonable cooperation between the multifaceted civil organisations and local authority and government bodies in various locations, and for the extension of the principle of equal opportunities. I cannot help but support this, and I am pleased that the European Union is providing significant support for it."@en1
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