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"Ladies and gentlemen, in the background papers for our debates, there is often an unseen link between the tendentious analysis of the situation, the feelings of the authors and the vague recommendations. I would like to state some facts: first, the independence of Kosovo was prepared and declared in breach of international law. The basis in this case is UN Security Council Resolution No 1244, according to which Kosovo remains part of Serbia. The secession of Kosovo from Serbia results from the murky practices of secret diplomacy, based on a policy of double standards. Secondly, the creation of what are, in essence, two ethnically pure Albanian states alongside each other is only a temporary prelude to the creation of a greater Albania. The linking up of Kosovo and Albania was always the aim of the Kosovo separatists. Thirdly, the independence of Kosovo has been recognised by only a few European Union countries; mainly those that bear the most guilt for the illegal bombardment of Yugoslavia in 1999. Fourthly, so-called independent Kosovo is completely dependent. An artificial, non-historical state has been created, which is not viable economically, politically or militarily. It exists today only thanks to foreign donations and international criminal activities. The expansion of the EU to include certain Balkan states only provides a cover for the attempt of the Kosovan ‘godfathers’ to secure subsidies from EU funds for Priština. No matter how well we – the European Parliament, the Union as a whole and Europe generally – manage to resolve the Kosovo problem, the basic fact remains unchanged: the secession of Kosovo was in breach of international law."@en1
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