Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-13-Speech-1-076"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey's progress towards accession2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041213.10.1-076"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-13-Speech-1-0772
lpv:speaker	lp:Roberta Angelilli2
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, is it a good idea to start negotiations with Turkey? The answer to that question is neither simple nor a foregone conclusion. On the one hand there is Turkey’s legitimate aspiration to join the European Union. In fact, we certainly cannot ignore or underestimate either the efforts Turkey has made to achieve concrete legislative and institutional convergence with European criteria or its political perseverance and steadfast conviction that it will come to play an active part in the enlargement of Europe. As Europeans, however, we have a duty not to make concessions, because democracy cannot afford them, just as it cannot afford to sell values, human rights or civil freedoms cheaply. There is still a great deal to do in these areas in Turkey, especially as regards respect for women and children, the protection of minorities and the abolition of torture and capital punishment. In the end there are two problems to solve, two conditions that Turkey cannot avoid: it must restore normal relations both with Armenia, by reopening its border, and with Cyprus. In the latter case, the withdrawal of its troops is a precondition for accession, as is its recognition of the Cypriot state. Indeed, it is unacceptable that, at the same time as it is applying to join the European Union, not only does Turkey not recognise a Member State like Cyprus but it even keeps thousands of troops on Cypriot soil. Thus Turkey will still have to face a long process, which necessarily excludes accession . Realistically, however, we cannot close the door on a Muslim country with secular institutions that is seeking to take a European path of modernisation and development. Narrowing the gap with Turkey in fact means sending out an important message to the moderate Muslim world, one that can overcome the extremes of fundamentalism and can initiate a dialogue or a meeting of religions and cultures."@en1
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