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dcterms:Date	"2009-11-11"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20091111.20.3-237"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Anna Maria Corazza Bildt2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, the PPE Group is committed to speeding up visa liberalisation for all countries in the Western Balkans by July 2010. We welcome and support the proposal to grant visa liberalisation for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia by Christmas this year. We understand the plea of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania – a young generation which has been locked in and left out and feels imprisoned. To them we say: ‘We are on your side; we are ready when you are ready’. It is regrettable that the slow start by the authorities in Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina left them behind. The responsibility for any delays rests with them. We exhort them to meet the benchmarks as soon as possible. We know that the Commission is helping in that process. Unfortunately, I have to say that I am saddened that it took us three months of negotiations for the PPE Group to convince the political Left in this House to operate according to the treaties. Is that so complicated? Finally, it too has understood that the European Parliament is not above the law. With all respect to my distinguished colleagues, I have to denounce a non-constructive attitude. There are no short cuts. There is no abracadabra. We are not here to score points. We are here to obtain results for the citizens of the Balkans. Let me be clear, any provisional mixed intermediary status does not accelerate the process and does not put pressure on the Commission or the Council. It definitely does not send any strong political message. I would like to conclude by saying that I experienced the siege of Sarajevo and the shelling for a year and a half. To my friends there, I am saying that I am committed."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Moderata Samlingspartiet (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1 "Anna Maria Corazza Bildt,"1 "on behalf of the PPE Group."1
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