Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-13-Speech-1-088"

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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.20041213.10.1-088"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-13-Speech-1-0892
lpv:speaker	lp:Pasqualina Napoletano2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (2004-07-21--2008-02-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; INTA (2004-07-21--2005-06-06)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2005-06-06)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I hope that Parliament will send a clear message to the European Council of 17 December, a message to open negotiations with Turkey with a view to its accession. That is the right response in keeping with the considerable progress that has been achieved in that country, as emerges from the Commission’s thorough, in-depth report. The opening of negotiations will, of course, involve a long time-frame as well as further profound changes both for Turkey and for the European Union itself. In the current situation, that seems to be the only path that can be proposed. I have heard mention of special partnerships to replace the prospect of accession if Turkey proves unable to take the Community on board. Opening negotiations does not mean automatically guaranteeing accession to the Union, but mentioning other prospects at this point in time can only make our counterparts rightly suspicious about what the Twenty-Five genuinely want. Let us try, therefore, to be clear and transparent and to give that country a real chance. It will then be the political will of our current and future leaders, and especially of the Turkish people, that will decide the future of our relationship. Let us not give any excuse to the opponents of democracy and secularity in that country, or we may bitterly regret it. I would say to Mr Camre that my country has had the crime of honour and the annulment of the crime of rape through marriage as part of its legal system, but I would never dream of saying that it was due to our Catholic culture. I therefore ask him to rethink that point."@en1
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