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"The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union for its contribution, for over six decades, ‘to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe’. The six founding states have since been joined by a further twenty-one, with more being interested in joining. This report by Maria Eleni Koppa concerns the enlargement of the EU to include other countries, bearing in mind the policies, criteria and strategic interests of the EU. Everyone recognises that countries which join the EU see a significant improvement in their quality of life. However, candidate countries must prove their respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and must not be involved in conflicts. I welcome the adoption of this text, which advocates maintaining and enhancing the EU’s enlargement policy – one of its most successful policies proving the open nature of the European project – based on the Copenhagen criteria. I would prefer there to be no budget reduction in the enlargement chapter, but understand that this is necessitated by the financial situation. We must therefore better utilise the EU’s resources."@en1
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