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"I am essentially convinced that the states of the Western Balkans should be brought closer to the European Union. However, in order for this to be able to happen in a sensible manner, these countries need to meet the accession criteria and abide by European values. We are pleased to see from the progress report that Bosnia and Herzegovina has made progress in many areas. On many aspects of this matter, however, we do not share the view of the rapporteur. For example, she proposes that the federal structure enshrined in the Dayton Peace Agreement should, in the medium term, be dissolved in favour of a central state. The rejection of mother tongue teaching is not acceptable as far as I am concerned either, although there needs to be a voluntary opt-in option for multilingual teaching. Generally speaking, with regard to the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we should leave all options open. This does not rule out border changes either, for example, in the case of a positive referendum in one region with regard to joining a neighbouring state. For these reasons, I did not vote in favour of the progress report."@en1
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