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"Mr President, when it comes to this issue, I am in two minds. On the one hand, it is only natural – and I was the rapporteur for enlargement to the east and internal security – that we need to worry about higher security standards, not only in the candidate countries, as we do in the EU itself, but of course in all other European countries. We need a pan-European system of internal security, and here the Balkans are naturally a special cause for concern because we have assumed responsibility in Kosovo and the neighbouring regions. On the other hand, however, we must take care not to classify certain peoples in a particular manner.
We are therefore against point 4 of the joint resolution which names Montenegro. Of course, Montenegro also has internal security problems, as we do in the EU for that matter. But Montenegro presently faces a huge threat; as you will have heard, and as officially confirmed by NATO yesterday, Milosevic has again started military operations against Montenegro. We must be careful not to give him an excuse. Therefore, solidarity in the fight against organised crime, yes, but please, no specific passage on Montenegro; just support for Montenegro in its struggle for greater freedom."@en1
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