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"en.20120314.22.3-373-000"2
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"I voted in favour of this resolution. As far back as 2003, at the Thessaloniki European Council, a commitment was made to admit all the countries of the Western Balkans to the EU in the long term. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was one of the first countries in the Western Balkans region to be awarded candidate country status. Many important reforms have been implemented in the country and it is also the country with the highest domestic public support for EU accession. The country has repeatedly emphasised the importance of integration with the EU and NATO, but the continuing dispute with Greece over the naming of the country and the Greek veto of the invitation for the country to join NATO in 2008 are preventing it from effectively achieving European and transatlantic integration. For three successive years in its annual progress report, the Commission has recommended setting a date for the start of EU accession negotiations, but this request has been ignored. I agree that given the significant political and structural reforms that this country has already implemented, the Council must take the Commission’s recommendation into account and immediately set a date for the start of negotiations. I believe that the 2011 decision of the International Court of Justice should help to resolve the current dispute between this country and Greece, and both countries should step up their efforts to find a compromise and overcome barriers preventing transatlantic development."@en1
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