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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991201.10.3-129"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-01-Speech-3-1302
lpv:speaker	lp:Geoffrey Van Orden2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I wish to congratulate General Morillon on his report and also recognise the important contribution made by his predecessor in this work, Edward McMillan Scott. Let me just take a slightly different tack to that pursued by a number of the previous speakers. I really believe that we should be talking in more encouraging tones to Turkey at the moment. Many of us wish to see positive progress in the development of the Union's relations with Turkey, and it is most important therefore that obstacles to the provision of EU financial aid for Turkey are removed as soon as possible. Not only that, but in recognition of Turkey's candidate status, which we trust will be endorsed and taken forward shortly by the European Council in Helsinki, we should be thinking in terms of a more ambitious programme of assistance. After all, the measures proposed are aimed at enabling Turkey to put in place the necessary structural adjustments resulting from the Customs Union which operates very much at the moment in the European Union's favour. Mr Prodi, when he was speaking to this House on 13 October, suggested that an accession partnership similar to the partnerships established with the official candidate countries would also help Turkey move steadily towards meeting the membership criteria. It is recognised that accession negotiations cannot commence until the political criteria are met but we must give Turkey every assistance to get to this stage. In Parliament's resolution of 6 October, we resolved to work speedily on the technical and financial assistance necessary to complete the Customs Union; and we called on the Council to support the necessary measures. We have now reached that stage and trust that Council will be wholly supportive of our proposals. We should also be prepared to begin consideration of measures that will help bring Turkey closer to our values and our economic approach."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (1999-09-08--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Van Orden (PPE-DE )."1

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