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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-03-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2005 enlargement strategy paper (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060315.21.3-263"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-15-Speech-3-2642
lpv:speaker	lp:Marianne Mikko2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, rapporteur Mr Brok has done thorough work in showing the countries of the western Balkans the path to the European Union. It is my duty as leader of the Moldova delegation, however, to remind us all of the fact that there are two countries even closer to the heart of Europe which need the promise of European Union membership just as much as the Balkan countries and Turkey. The European Parliament has clearly expressed its support for the aspirations of Ukraine and Moldova to become candidates for membership of the European Union. Moldova has been making a huge effort for two years. Ukraine has also recently shown that it wishes to become a European country. I sensed that very clearly when I visited Ukraine last week. I am disappointed, however, with the excessive emphasis placed on the fourth Copenhagen criterion in the report. At the same time, I agree with Elmar Brok that the European Commission should define the nature of accession capacity as soon as possible. This should not be a vague excuse for rejecting countries wishing to accede to the European Union. Since the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003, our union has been reformed. This is the success story of those countries that fulfilled the Copenhagen criteria. Potential candidate countries must in future also be evaluated on the basis of transparent criteria. Expansion must continue, because Europe needs stability in the same way it needs air."@en1

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