Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-01-19-Speech-3-339-500"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110119.20.3-339-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-01-19-Speech-3-340-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlo Fidanza2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-03-03)3 member; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2009-10-21--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"I welcome the Stabilisation Agreement between the EU and Serbia. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) lowers the barriers to trade between the European Union and Serbia and is a step in the direction of that Balkan country’s possible accession to the EU. The agreement was signed in 2008, but since then, only 12 Member States, including Italy, have ratified it. Today’s vote shows Parliament’s consent to the agreement, and sends a signal to the remaining 15 Member States that they, too, should ratify it. Despite the fact that Serbia has been sorely tried by the events that have come to define its recent history, it has slowly begun to recover and to consolidate its democratic structure. Serbia’s geographic location and strategic role undoubtedly place it at the heart of the Balkan countries’ EU integration process. Serbia is also an important trading partner; it plays a crucial role in the iron and steel industries, among others. Today’s vote follows another important step forward in December 2009, when visas were abolished throughout the Schengen area, enabling Serbian citizens to feel more European."@en1

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