Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-01-Speech-4-043"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-04-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress towards accession by Turkey2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040401.2.4-043"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-04-01-Speech-4-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Reino Paasilinna2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to thank Mr Oostlander for his wise words to us, as always. The fundamental problem with enlargement is that we will see a large expansion of the Union from 1 May, and that will be much more problematic than earlier rounds of enlargement, while at the same time the Union’s ability to receive new members is not as great as it was before. The EU is now more demanding and involved, and enlargement is not a machine or an animal: it is the most complex human creation of all – the European Union. We must, however, treat Turkey just as fairly as all the other countries seeking accession to the EU despite the fact that our ability to receive them has weakened. A lot of progress has been made in Turkey in a short time. There are new laws representing civil society and there is democracy. The status of women and the Kurds is now being openly debated, although I have no conclusive knowledge of where military power ends and civil power begins. The significance of the status of the military is a very big problem. The Copenhagen criteria have not been fulfilled, by which I mean the establishment of the rule of law and human rights. There is still work to do regarding this. The judiciary is not independent and Turkey should sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. We face a familiar problem: just laws are passed, and a lot of decisions are taken, but whether or not they are implemented in practice and this implementation is monitored remains a big, murky problem that we have been unable to solve, and this is in the hands of the Turks themselves. Can they do it? That is the question this time round, and we will only answer it afterwards."@en1

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