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"I voted in favour of this proposal on establishing the strategic interests of EU enlargement policy. EU enlargement policy is one of the most important instruments for spreading democratic values, respect for human rights and freedoms, security and stability throughout the European region. The EU must be able to integrate new Member States in financial, institutional and political terms and assessments of their preparedness should remain objective, fair and based on the progress made by the country in meeting the Copenhagen criteria. Owing to the economic crisis, the popularity of EU enlargement is on the wane, both in the Member States and in the candidate countries. I welcome the proposals set out that the EU needs a new communication strategy which would disseminate information about EU enlargement policy through civil society, unions and non-governmental organisations and bring it closer to EU citizens. The Commission should carry out comprehensive impact assessments whenever it considers requests for countries to join the EU. I agree that we should focus on the creation of an efficient and independent judicial system, which would strengthen citizens’ confidence in the rule of law, and the promotion of an atmosphere of tolerance, neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, and so on."@en1
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