Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-10-06-Speech-3-189"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-10-06"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20101006.14.3-189"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-10-06-Speech-3-1902
lpv:speaker	lp:Eduard Kukan2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I would like to congratulate Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania for fulfilling all the benchmarks for a visa-free regime. I would also like to congratulate my distinguished colleague, Tanja Fajon, for her admirable, dedicated and enthusiastic work. Freedom of movement is one of the most important freedoms on which the European Union is based. I am glad that we are broadening this principle to include the neighbouring countries of South-East Europe. This is an important step and a positive development on their way towards European integration. I have personally seen the positive impact that visa-free travel has had on the citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia since last year. Having a chance to freely travel to the EU is not only a practical advantage, but it has also, in many cases, taken away psychological barriers and reconnected people. This has also proved that the principle of conditionality used by the European Union for visa liberalisation has worked well and brought positive results. Yet the EU also needs to keep up its credibility and commitment. It is important to ensure that the implementation of the visa liberalisation regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina is not delayed any longer. Not only will this bring good things for the people of these countries, but it will also strengthen the credibility of the European Union. Finally, in order to bring more stability to the region, the policy of opening the EU to the Western Balkans should not stop here. I would therefore welcome, in the near future, a strategy and solution for a visa-free regime that could be proposed to Kosovo."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Eduard Kukan (PPE )."1
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