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Delevic at #SofiaForum: Sometimes political courage is needed within #EU, not only outside.
Cooper at #SofiaForum: The idea that referenda should be used to settle is fundamentally bad, and promotes power without responsibility.
Lajcak at #SofiaForum: Difficult for #Turkey to promote #Balkans #EU integration and to simultaneously maintain appearance of credibility.
Cooper at #SofiaForum: "The democratic record in the #Balkans is not bad at all;" would like to see similar case for rule of law.
Cooper at #SofiaForum: Why is civil society in #Balkans criticizing system rather joining and working to reform/improve it from within?
Jarvenpaa at #SofiaForum: The Swedes have a saying, 'If the plan and reality don't match, follow the plan.' Is this the situation we are in?
Cooper at #SofiaForum: Two-tier #Europe is not the solution- it's not desirable to have a 'second circle' of 'second-class' #EU members.
Ülgen at #SofiaForum: There is an increasingly tarnished view of #EU in #Turkey, as some view increasing regional influence as sufficient.
Delevic at #SofiaForum: The progress of any #Balkan country in #EU integration process marks success for all.
Lajcak at #SofiaForum: #EU enlargement philosophy does not account for the stagnation or backsliding being witnessed in #Balkans, #Albania.
Lajcak at #SofiaForum: #Macedonia is losing friends; one maintains friends in #EU through hard work and proving real commitment to reforms.
Krastev at #SofiaForum: Until now, we thought #EU's carrot was as big as its stick - but #Albania political situation suggests otherwise.
Cooper at #SofiaForum: "There is unfinished business in North #Kosovo; something must be done there."
Cooper at #SofiaForum: "We need people who negotiate in a way that is going to work in the #EU, not as if it is a zero-sum game." #Balkans