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If the political process is stalled, then we are in a very difficult situation.

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Few things have been as misdirected and counterproductive as all the talk about safeguarding some imaginary European social model. It has created the impression that change and globalization is something that is threatening and dangerous, and that the task of politics is to resist change. It has been truly damaging to Europe as a whole.

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should be a very strong signal to all the responsible leaders and all the sides here to rebuild confidence and start making peace.

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 Confidence

[Carl Bildt, the top civilian peace accord administrator, said the 2,000-strong international police force that is supposed to be in place by January 31 cannot force the Bosnian people to respect the accord.] The responsibility is mainly on the parties. It's their peace agreement, not ours, ... Freedom of movement will have to be guaranteed one way or another.

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We'll have to take Kosovo from virtually nothing to practically everything in the next few years, and that entails entire administration, the rebuilding, bringing the refugees back.

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The clock is now ticking toward gradual European Union withdrawal,

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If we can sort them out, I'm quite certain that the others will seem rather minor,

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With military implementation you can achieve a partition. With civilian and political organization you can achieve reunification and a real peace.

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I cannot forget that picture of the little girl who, after the grenade fell in the on the market place in Sarajevo in August, turned to her mother and asked where her hands went, only to find out she had also lost her father.

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All the communities are in favor of peace, but somewhat different versions of peace.

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