1. Reaffirms its continued support for the construction of an Afghan state with stronger democratic institutions capable of securing national sovereignty, state unity, territorial integrity and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan; reaffirms that the peaceful future of Afghanistan depends on the building of a stable, secure and economically sustainable state which is free of terrorism and narcotics and is based on the rule of law, strengthened democratic institutions, respect for the separation of powers and a strong parliament, and the guarantee of fundamental rights; appreciates, in this connection, the important contributions ma ...[+++]de by EU development cooperation and by the EUPOL Afghanistan mission, the extension of which is welcomed;

1. Reaffirms its continued support for the construction of an Afghan state with stronger democratic institutions capable of securing national sovereignty, state unity, territorial integrity and prosperity for the people of Afghanistan; reaffirms that the peaceful future of Afghanistan relies on the building of a stable, secure, economically sustainable state which is free of terrorism and narcotics and is based on the rule of law, strengthened democratic institutions, respect for the separation of powers and a strong parliament, and the guarantee of fundamental rights; appreciates, in this connection, the important contributions made b ...[+++]y EU development cooperation and by the EUPOL Afghanistan mission, the extension of which is welcomed;

19. Reasserts that the EU's objective in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains to ensure a stable, peaceful and multi-ethnic country irreversibly on track to EU membership; encourages BiH's political leaders to implement the agreement reached on 8 November 2008 in order to rapidly address the remaining objectives and conditions set by the Peace Implementation Council for the transition from the Office of the High Representative to the EU Special Representative's office by mid-2009; expresses its concern at the possible disengagement on the part of the international community from BiH; believes in fact that the end of international invo ...[+++]lvement can only take place in full agreement with the BiH authorities and once BiH finally becomes a stable state with well-functioning institutions;

19. Reasserts that the EU's objective in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains to ensure a stable, peaceful and multi-ethnic country irreversibly on track to EU membership; encourages BiH's political leaders to implement the agreement reached on 8 November 2008 in order to rapidly address the remaining objectives and conditions set by the Peace Implementation Council for the transition from the Office of the High Representative to the EU Special Representative's office by mid-2009; expresses its concern at the possible disengagement on the part of the international community from BiH; believes in fact that the end of international invo ...[+++]lvement can only take place in full agreement with the BiH authorities and once BiH finally becomes a stable state with well-functioning institutions;

Shorter preconditioning times can be used if it can be demonstrated the steady state (constant loss rate) regarding permeation losses has been reached.

17. Reasserts that the EU’s objective in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains to ensure a stable, peaceful and multi-ethnic country irreversibly on track to EU membership; encourages BiH’s political leaders to implement the agreement reached on 8 November 2008 in order to rapidly address the remaining objectives and conditions set by the Peace Implementation Council for the transition from the Office of the High Representative to the EU Special Representative’s office by mid-2009; expresses its concern at the possible disengagement on the part of the international community from BiH; believes in fact that the end of international invo ...[+++]lvement can only take place in full agreement with the Bosnian authorities and once BiH finally becomes a stable State with well-functioning institutions;