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"Madam President, I would like to make a couple of reflections on a very good debate based on very good resolutions.
Firstly, referring to Mr Tőkés, towards the end of the discussion, we are talking about the enlargement process in general, so I think it is useful to say that what we need for that enlargement process is to deliver candidates who are a hundred percent ready to assume all the responsibilities of being a member of the European Union.
We need two things. We need more rigorous attention given to conditionality and, at the same time, a political steering of this process, because enlargement is not just a technical process. It is also a political process and yes, Mr Tőkés, I will make sure that not only Member States are part of the political steering, but also aspirant and candidate countries. They have a lot to say in this respect.
I also agree with Mr Svensson that, while looking at ticking the boxes of the number of resolutions passed and the number of institutions established, we should not lose sight of the bigger picture. That bigger picture is that we are doing all that to establish a firmer foundation of our values. None of the legislation and none of the new institutions will solve the issues we are focusing on in today’s discussions, but this firm foundation of our values will be an appropriate basis for solving and addressing these issues.
This leads me to another point. Let me use this opportunity to show my appreciation once again for the initiative by the honourable Members, Mr Daul and Mr Schulz. I think it was unique and unprecedented and the European Council took careful note of it. I hope very much that this Parliament, through this kind of initiative, will continue to offer to be the place where we could help those who are not able, for whatever reason, to solve their domestic issues. I call on you to keep the consensus on these issues because this is a prerequisite for you to play this very important and very useful role.
I heard the calls from Mr Ilchev that the parties should again sit behind the negotiating table. I think they should. We have not been able to solve the issues. There is political stalemate in Albania. I would like it very much if the Albanian political parties, instead of looking back to the past, were to look to the future and make sure – as Mr Swoboda quite rightly said – that in the next elections, we do not again face the same situation, where those who have lost question the results.
Regarding the issue of vendetta – the blood feuds – this is a phenomenon which the Commission is following very closely. It is a phenomenon which makes me very concerned, particularly about the effects on families and especially on children. It is true that this phenomenon has decreased over recent years but a coordinated strategy dealing with blood feuds – including crimes committed under customary law – remains to be adopted. I will send you more detailed information about what the Commission is doing in this regard.
Mr Kacin referred to the violent shooting of Mr Miletić and others referred to the recent violent incident in Mitrovica. The Member States have condemned the violence and have made it absolutely clear that, in order to achieve the objectives in Kosovo, the violence cannot be tolerated.
Baroness Ashton, the High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission, was in discussion with the leaders both in Belgrade and Priština to convey a strong message about showing restraint at this important time as we approach the ICJ opinion on Kosovo."@en1
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