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"In Slavonic languages, ‘Ukraine’ means ‘border country’. For the Russians, it was always a remote province, and now Ukraine is a border country for the European Union as well, as a result of the last but one enlargement.
For once, however, we do not want the name of a place to hold the fate of its people. With the caution that respect for the democratic will of a people requires, the European Union is being consistent with its role as a global player by offering itself as a guarantor of freedom, democracy and pluralism in a situation in which respect for such values may enable the country to achieve the stability that it badly needs.
The enlargement process not only entails assessments of a strategic and commercial nature – although these aspects must also be seen as relevant – but, most of all, a constant, peaceful effort to expand the cultural sphere with reference to the universe of values that the EU represents.
For the last six years – ever since the Orange Revolution, which has its anniversary in a few weeks’ time – the country has been going through a period of democratic stabilisation. We hope that our presence as a physical neighbour will provide support for a genuine democratic conscience to form and to be respected."@en1
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