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Mr President, I note the broad agreement in this debate on the need for increased ownership for Bosnian politicians and a new role for the international community. I would also like to thank you for this excellent debate, which shows the commitment of the European Parliament and the Presidency to our common policy in the western Balkans and its European perspective.
We should all be satisfied with the negotiations on the stabilisation and association agreement, which has got off to a very good start with Bosnia and Herzegovina, although we have to recognise that there are still many challenges for the country to tackle. It is about implementation, implementation, implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Moreover, we all agree that Dayton put an end to the war, but it is certainly a less suitable framework for a properly functioning state and therefore we have to see ourselves as partners in the constitutional evolution in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Many of you have stressed the need for economic development and I fully share that view. That is why we put forward several proposals in the Salzburg Communication concerning economic development, trade and investment. In our pre-accession assistance we are already moving from reconstruction to economic development. In the communication we are proposing the setting-up of a regional free trade agreement to replace the current 31 bilateral free trade agreements, in order to encourage trade and investment and thus production and job creation in the area.
Finally, I fully agree with those who underlined the need to work towards European accession in the present or next generation, which is why the Salzburg Communication includes proposals concerning visa facilitation and scholarship schemes.
To show my personal commitment and that of the Commission and President Barroso, this week I shall be flying to Zagreb and later to Sarajevo."@en1
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