Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-14-Speech-2-040"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Council/Finnish Presidency, Chechnya, OSCE2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991214.3.2-040"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-14-Speech-2-0412
lpv:speaker	lp:Pernille Frahm2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Socialistisk Folkeparti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"When you read the papers and reports from the Summit, you have to admit that George Orwell did not live in vain. At any rate, his Ministry of Truth or the principles behind it have survived him. Now, we no longer talk about war; we talk about humanitarian campaigns. And an army is not called an army; 60 000 armed soldiers are a humanitarian rapid reaction corps. In spite of the fact that the Finnish Presidency has been genuinely enthusiastic in its efforts to promote openness, the Commission has produced a document containing its own, Orwellian, notions of openness. Openness applies only to a very limited extent and not if you ask for it too often, for example as a journalist, and intend to publish the information in question and thus actually sell newspapers. In that case, openness does not apply. Turkey has also been processed by the Ministry of Truth. It has now become more democratic, even if the Kurds and Turks continue to be oppressed. Yesterday’s debate here in the Chamber concerning European culture was quite a disagreeable experience. It was the debate which arose out of Turkey’s status as an applicant country. What is our common European culture? I want to say at once that I have very little in common culturally with Jörg Haider in Austria or Mr Le Pen in France or, for that matter, with my own countryman, Mogens Camre in Denmark. I feel I have much stronger cultural ties with progressive Turks and Kurds who are fighting for justice, freedom and democracy, and I am looking forward to the day when they can be welcomed into a European working partnership. I am looking forward to Europe’s beginning to take its multi-ethnic culture seriously, but as long as the death sentence against Mr Öçalan is still in force, this is quite the wrong moment to send the Turkish Government a signal to the effect that Turkey is welcome as an applicant country"@en1

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