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"Mr President, as acknowledged in the draft resolution we are discussing today, and in the Commission progress report of November 2010, the country has sufficiently met the political criteria. However, it needs to maintain the momentum of the reform process in all areas. It is a critical issue indeed. As the discussion has shown, we all agree on this important point.
As I have said already, we are at a critical juncture with the country. It must continue on the path towards Europe as the rest of the region moves forward. The leadership of the country needs to focus on the future for the benefit of its citizens. They will have all our support in this endeavour.
Let me make one more remark which I think is important for the country we are debating and for the whole region. It is not for the first time we have seen a party being represented in a parliament walking out and boycotting the work of the parliament. Let me tell you my personal view; it is unacceptable. I think all the aspirant countries and candidate countries need to use the democratic institutions to strengthen them and not undermine them. They need to learn that democracy needs to be exercised within the democratic institutions and not outside.
I hope very much that you will join me in sending a powerful message to the countries in the region that the political parties, whether they are from the right or left, should use the inclusive character of the process to work together on the European agenda and not take their argument to the street."@en1
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