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"It should be clear that the EU is not the only option open to Serbia and that it is all too easy to forget the country’s long-established links with Russia. The mood of crisis in the European Union and the fear that further coercion is to be expected in relation to the Kosovo question, mean that the Serbs are less than enthusiastic about their country’s status as a candidate for accession. In relation to Kosovo, the EU must finally take seriously the fears among Kosovar Serbs that they will be driven into the ground by the overwhelming Albanian majority population. Serbia is not just a thoroughly European state in cultural, historical and geographical terms; it has also shown over the last year that it is willing and able gradually to fulfil the criteria demanded by the EU. I therefore voted in favour of the report. There is no doubt that the journey to full membership of the EU will be long and hard. However, it is in the interests of Europe and the EU to integrate this important country in the Community, thus ensuring stability in the Balkans."@en1
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