Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-04-Speech-3-059"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the Copenhagen European Council (Copenhagen, 12-13 December 2002)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021204.3.3-059"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-04-Speech-3-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)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) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the EU's enlargement by ten new Member States will be a triumph for democracy if we also manage to adapt our institutions in such a way as to ensure that this enlarged Union, with its half a billion inhabitants, can also function more effectively, transparently and democratically. This presupposes more say for the directly elected European Parliament, but also more of a Union in which peoples and regions feel at home. All future Member States have made huge efforts to meet the Copenhagen criteria and to integrate the into their legislation and national fabrics. Turkey cannot demand a date in Copenhagen. It is obvious that Turkey itself has a long way to go before it can meet the Copenhagen criteria. Surely it is up to Turkey to decide what it must, can, and is willing to do to become a true democracy, respecting human rights and cultural minorities. This should not only be evident from its legislation but also be based on reality. This does not only depend on the Turkish Government or parliament but, above all, on the attitude of the army, and as long as the army holds such a key position, Turkey cannot be considered a democracy in the true sense of the word."@en1
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