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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress report on enlargement2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021119.2.2-135"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-19-Speech-2-1362
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexandros Alavanos2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-04-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-04-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-04-14)3 unknown; Synaspismos tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou (1999-07-20--2004-04-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-04-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, these are without doubt important times. This is an important session, a report with many positive points by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and a very important time for one of the candidate countries, Cyprus. I think that, although there may be good prospects, there are also question marks. I have two questions. The first is addressed to the President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Haarder. Mr President-in-Office, there are two parallel procedures here, the integration procedure and the negotiation procedure based on the plan put forward by the UN Secretary-General, who is using the Copenhagen Summit as a cut-off point and one of whose conditions is that both sides sign up to the original version of his plan. Yesterday was the deadline for a verbal reply; the Republic of Cyprus has said yes but there has been no reply from the Turkish-Cypriot side, perhaps because Mr Denktash is ill. My question is this: if this state of affairs continues, by which I mean if there is no reply from the Turkish-Cypriot side and this uncertainty persists, can the presidency of the Council assure us that the first decision taken at the Copenhagen Summit will be the decision to integrate the Republic of Cyprus on the basis of the Helsinki resolutions? My second question is addressed to Mr Verheugen, who is absent, which is somewhat unusual. He is generally punctilious in attending our sessions. I trust that his colleague will pass my question on to him. The Annan plan, which contains a number of interesting points, places quantitative restrictions on the right of establishment, on property rights and on the right to elect and be elected of the citizens of both sides, who may apply them for ever, not just for a transitional period. For ever! That is a violation of the acquis communautaire. A Finnish national, for example, will have more rights in the Greek-Cypriot state than a Turkish Cypriot and a Portuguese national will have more rights in the Turkish-Cypriot state than a Greek Cypriot. This is clearly at odds with the acquis communautaire. Does the Commission intend – and I should like a reply to this question from Mr Verheugen when he arrives – to intervene in a positive and constructive manner in order to ensure that the Annan plan is in line rather than at odds with the acquis communautaire?"@en1

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