Wolfgang Petritsch, Austria's Ambassador to the United Nations: "The European Union democratized the continent in an unparalleled way. Military regimes in southern Europe were swept away, as was the memory of communism in eastern Europe. Why does Europe lack the courage when it comes to finally calming the troubled Balkan region through integration? The visionaries have lost out to the accountants within the national governments. But we can't afford to have a Balkan backyard. The EU has to be more courageous."