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"I first of all wish to thank Mr Albertini for the work he has done on this difficult report concerning the strategy for boosting the progress of many countries at different stages in their preparations for meeting the criteria for European Union membership. I understand and support Mr Albertini’s desire to provide the utmost clarity and give a thumbs up to the European Union’s enlargement with the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey. However, the majority of proposed amendments indicate that this is a complex subject. Once the Treaty of Lisbon has come into force on 1 December, we must analyse and increase our Union’s integration capacity. I want to suggest to the Commission that it carries out such an analysis of the European Union’s integration capacity because, without the support of our citizens, the European Union itself is at risk of turning into an empty shell.
I also support the view that a Member State should not impose unfulfillable membership conditions on a candidate country. All bilateral problems must be resolved in a spirit of European understanding, sharing common values, history and culture. On this point, I want to call for joint commemoration of historical events and heroes from the Balkan peninsula."@en1
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