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"en.20130522.34.3-582-000"2
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"I must disagree with my honourable friend who spoke on behalf of my group in this debate. I do not believe that the deadlock on FYROM’s membership of the European Union can be blamed on a lack of movement on the name issue by the Greek Government. FYROM must accept a degree – if not a larger proportion – of the blame. The so-called policy of ‘antiquisation’ in FYROM has seen statues of Alexander the Great and Philip of Macedon erected across the country. Streets, roads and even Skopje’s main airport are named after them. These cynical moves show that FYROM is more interested in its past than in its future. The real barrier to opening accession talks with FYROM is the country’s lack of commitment to genuine reform, as the events of 24 December 2012 have shown. FYROM needs to guarantee free and pluralistic media, enforce anti-corruption legislation and ensure the independence and impartiality of the judiciary if it is serious about joining the European Union."@en1
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