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"It is obvious that the independence of Kosovo is inevitable, but the kind of independence this is to be will have a long-term effect on the stability of all of South Eastern Europe. The European Union does not have a conception in this matter, but in reality, it is simply stumbling along led by the events.
It would be very important to adopt, at last, a consistent concept with regard to a solution for Kosovo. The solution should be a dignified one, one that does not punish the Serbs while openly rewarding the Albanians. Such a solution would lack dignity and would destabilise the region, that is to say South Eastern Europe, which includes Greece, Hungary, and the candidate countries Bulgaria and Romania. We cannot stabilise Kosovo at the expense of destabilising the region. At the moment everyone is talking about the minority question, but there is no encouraging conception on offer. This is all the more interesting because Mr Ahtisaari and Mr Olli Rehn are both Finns – and Finland has an exemplary minority system. I cannot imagine a situation that would reassure the Kosovo Serbs as long as the northern part does not have territorial autonomy and the south does not enjoy a system of personal autonomy.
The whole process of decentralisation has not been thought through; self-government gives no guarantees in this regard. As regards compensation for Serbia, membership in the EU, as we know very well, is not a particularly attractive prospect given the current EU fatigue. We must take this into account as well, just as we must reflect on the fact that Milosevic had stripped Kosovo as well as Voivodina of their autonomy. Everyone is talking about Kosovo’s independence, but no one mentions the minorities in Voivodina or the situation of the Muslims of Sandjak. I fear that we are moving towards a bad settlement if we fail to work out a sound, dignified concept on behalf of the minorities. I share all the concerns of my fellow Member Mr von Wogau."@en1
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