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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the sand in the Kosovo hourglass is trickling down relentlessly, and 10 December is almost upon us. Unfortunately the dialogue of the deaf continues between an extremely autonomous Kosovo inside Serbia’s borders and supervised independence. The legislative elections of 18 November only increased political aspirations, with the victory of the independence supporters in a ballot marked by a record abstention.
The EU must therefore come up with a strategy other than independence, thereby affirming a European foreign policy. The very word independence is a trap, a synonym of chaos for our Europe. By accepting this process we are opening up a Pandora’s box with all the nationalisms, regionalisms and localisms this implies on our own territory.
In a globalised world, independence is an illusion. A call must be made to all parties to build a regional community with peaceful exchanges which duly respect democratic principles. Supporting partition and independence will simply reinforce nationalisms. Let us remember the words of President François Mitterrand to Parliament: nationalism is war, and war is not only the past, but can also be our future."@en1
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