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"It is an encouraging report about Macedonia’s progress. The key to this progress is the renewed political consensus that has been achieved between different parties. Such a consensus greatly helped my country, Estonia, to succeed in the EU accession.
Stabilising inter-ethnic relations, financial reforms and a successful fight against organised crime and corruption are just some landmarks of this progress. While guaranteeing minorities their rights we expect that the enlarged autonomy will be used in a responsible way to consolidate the Macedonian state as a whole.
Macedonia should also be commended for keeping good-neighbourly relations both with Kosovo and Serbia.
Macedonian citizens’ entry into the EU countries has become an urgent problem. We need to apply as quickly as possible the same visa facilitation rules as those applying for Croatia.
Against the background of the impressive progress Macedonia has achieved I strongly suggest that the Commission could start accession negotiations already in 2008.
Finally, I appeal to our Greek friends to demonstrate good will and flexibility to reach a reasonable compromise that would enable Macedonia to free itself from the stigmatisation of Tito’s communist federal state."@en1
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