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"Mr President, as has already been remarked, Montenegro is a comparatively small country but it has a very big commitment to becoming the next member of the European Union, and you can feel that very strongly when you talk with Montenegrin civil society, with Montenegrin politicians from both the government and the opposition, and with the public in general. As chair of Parliament’s delegation to Montenegro, I believe we, as the European Parliament, also have to show a clear commitment to Montenegro’s future in the EU, provided it continues to undertake reforms, both on paper and, importantly, in practice. I think this resolution does send the right signals, and I would like to thank the rapporteur for his work on it and his inclusive and thorough approach.
There are, of course, many areas of concern that remain, as are remarked on within the report. Some of these have already been mentioned by the Council around the issue of corruption, and particularly high-level corruption, but I would like also to focus on the issue of unemployment. Currently within Montenegro that is above 19% and it is particularly a problem for young people, as is the incidence of in—work poverty as well.
Just to finish, we also have to place the promotion of human rights and equality at the heart of the accession process, so I was very pleased that some amendments I submitted along with colleagues have made it into this report – firstly calling for the strengthening of institutions in charge of promoting human rights and anti-discrimination, like the Ombudsman, while also saying we need to have a greater focus on gender and LGBTI equality when we assess progress towards accession. Finally, we do need to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities in Montenegro. I was very pleased to hear the Commissioner single out this group in his comments.
Colleagues, I think Montenegro is leading the way amongst EU candidate countries and with this resolution we send a strong message to Montenegro that we will continue to support it, provided that progress continues, and we will be watching it closely in the months and years to come."@en1
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