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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-05-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enlarged Europe and its neighbours2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040504.7.2-140"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-05-04-Speech-2-1412
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 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	"Madam President, Commissioner, in this House, time flies by irretrievably. We must prepare our European home for the accession of so many new countries. After all, not everything is ready, not even in our own backyards. Having focused too much on what they have to do, we must now deepen Europe, while, at the same time, we must formulate a clear answer for the other countries. We know that by 2007, another two countries will join us, but Turkey is a candidate as well. Today, however, we cannot claim that Turkey is ready to open negotiations. It is clear that the Copenhagen criteria are not being met, whether in the practice of the law courts or that of care for minorities. The Kurds, in particular, are complaining that, despite changes in legislation, they cannot discern any real improvements to the day-to-day situation, and, following a trial that was a mockery of justice, Leyla Zana is once again locked up together with her elected parliamentarian colleagues. This is a clear illustration that Turkey is not ready. We would therefore like to urge Turkey to conform to the Copenhagen criteria and inform us of its own accord when it is ready. In anticipation of this, we want to put our own House in order with, as I hope, the new countries by our side."@en1

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