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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Accession partnership with Turkey2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010214.2.3-024"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-14-Speech-3-0252
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2000-10-05--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in December 1999, the Helsinki European Council accorded Turkey EU candidate country status; a radical decision given the distinctly tricky mutual relations of previous decades. At any rate, it was a step too far for our taste. After all, the political and cultural divide between the two parties is far too wide. Ongoing tensions bear this out. Consider for example the current diplomatic clash between Paris and Ankara over the historical interpretation of the dreadful fate of the Armenian minority within the Osman Empire in 1915. However, awarding Turkey candidate country status means that Europe now has certain obligations. The Commission, and not least the rapporteur, are approaching this in a fair and reasonable way, and so we will support Mr Swoboda’s report. Two elements of the proposed Accession Partnership have reinforced this decision. Firstly, the strengthening of the Customs Union between the European Community and Turkey, our alternative to the inevitable mutual trials that would result from Turkey’s accession to the EU. Secondly, Article 4 of the Commission proposal. If Turkey absolutely fails to make any discernible progress in fulfilling the Copenhagen accession criteria, i.e. if it fails to establish a functioning democratic constitutional state with protection for minorities, then we expect the Council and the Commission to take ‘appropriate measures’ in conformity with Article 4. Rapporteur Swoboda is right, in this specific case, to call for consultation of Parliament, which would be acting within the scope of its authority. Mr President, Ankara has still not set a course for Europe by implementing an unequivocal policy of reform. Yet it is still being given the chance to join the EU. We must now wait for a clear Turkish response, and that will demand a lot of patience on Europe’s part. However, we must not let ourselves be talked into simply disregarding our carefully compiled accession criteria for that reason."@en1

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