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"Mr President, Ms Koppa’s report is not a bad report, but it bypasses the real problems. Let me add my voice to others: Macedonia needs high-level talks and I welcome the fact that these have now been initiated, but that should not stop us from doing our utmost to end the Greek blockade against this country, preferably before the end of the year.
As regards Kosovo, I regret that bureaucracy has prevailed and the reference to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 has been retained in a footnote. Kosovo is now an independent European country which has been recognised by the majority of EU Member States, and it is high time that the five countries which have not yet done so finally recognised Kosovo, so that it can move towards visa-free travel and a trade agreement with the European Union.
Let me make one last point, if I may. I am also critical of the highly euphemistic statements made in this report about Turkey. Accepting Turkey as an accession candidate was a mistake. Turkey is not a European country and it does not fulfil the criteria."@en1
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