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"I support the EU integration of the Western Balkan countries, and I expect MEPs from the other Member States to do the same, since the leaders of their countries had committed themselves in the Council to the accession of these states already in 2003. The enlargement policy advances the process of social change. In other words, it contributes to a country’s stability. Leaving the countries wishing to join to their own devices poses a security policy risk in the region. We should not forget in the case of the Republic of Macedonia either, that the commitment made should have results, otherwise the credibility of the Union will suffer badly. The country satisfies the political conditions, as the Commission has acknowledged. Bilateral questions have no place in the accession process. The European Union needs to strive to reduce existing tensions with the large ethnic minority of Albanian origin in the case of the Republic of Macedonia. It remains the case that a greater proportion of the Macedonian public supports accession than opposes it, and it is not too late to begin negotiations."@en1
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