Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-11-15-Speech-4-182"
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"Ukraine is a neighbour of strategic importance to the EU and a natural ‘bridge’ connecting the EU with Russia and Central Asia. It is a large country whose Orange Revolution has put it on the road to democracy. Ukraine has become a key partner of the European Union’s neighbourhood policy.
Our cooperation with Ukraine must improve and we must give all possible diplomatic and political support to Ukraine’s accession to the WTO. Negotiations on the free trade area should start as soon as possible so that an ambitious agreement can be signed as soon as possible. We all understand how complicated the situation is in Ukraine: it is a very young and fragile democracy. Today this country finds itself facing a strategic decision: to move towards Russia or to move towards the European Union?
That is why the excellent balanced report by the rapporteur, Mr Zbigniew Zaleski, comes at the time when Ukraine needs a clear European perspective. I welcome this report and I gave it my unequivocal support during the vote. I believe that following the early parliamentary elections the country will be able to form a government that will bring Ukraine even closer to our common European house."@en1
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