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"I voted in favour of this resolution. This is the third time the Commission has recommended that the Council should begin accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. I hope that this time, the Council will manage to take an appropriate decision. The country has been making consistent progress for years and it is important for the EU to recognise the work it has already done and to encourage euro optimism that consolidates public opinion and, above all, to give a new drive to reforms. The rate of the integration process is down to meeting the Copenhagen criteria and real progress transposing and implementing the
. Bilateral issues must not become the main or the only brake on progress. It is therefore important for Greece and Macedonia to begin a genuine dialogue on the name in the near future. A bilateral committee of historians may help politicians find some common ground. In a more general context, I want to point out that it is important for all countries in the region to enter into dialogues on historical issues. An open and non-politicised look at the most painful history is important for the well-being of societies and friendly coexistence with neighbours."@en1
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