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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	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041213.10.1-089"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-13-Speech-1-0902
lpv:speaker	lp:Cecilia Malmström2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2006-10-05)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2006-10-05)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-10-05)3 substitute; DROI (2004-07-30--2006-10-05)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2006-10-05)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2006-10-05)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (2004-07-20--2006-10-05)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-22--2006-10-05)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-20--2006-10-05)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this is an extremely important report that comes at a time when the leaders of the Member States have still not put the finishing touches to the conclusions from the weekend summit. It is not easy to interpret what will happen if the President-in-Office of the Council is listened to. That is why it is important for ourselves in the European Parliament to send out a strong and clear signal, and I hope that Mr Eurlings’ report will be adopted with a broad majority. Turkey is a long-standing issue on the European agenda. Its membership is controversial in many countries. This disquiet is something that we must, of course, take seriously. We in this House, together with all the European leaders, have a major task in trying to explain the advantages of Turkish membership. I personally am convinced that a democratically and economically stable Turkey would be a great asset to the EU. Turkey could become a bridge between Europe and the Muslim world and provide us with significant opportunities to solve common problems and fight fanaticism and terrorism. Our common Europe is not a Christian project. It is a union of values, and Turkey is now working hard and single-mindedly to adopt these values. Progress in Turkey is impressive and must be encouraged. That is why, this weekend, Turkey must be given a date. Those who are opponents of Turkey argue as if Turkey was to become a member tomorrow. That is not, of course, the case. The process will be a long one, taking perhaps 15 years. In fifteen years’ time, both the EU and Turkey, as well as the world in general, will look different. By then, the EU, and Turkey too, must change. Mr Eurlings’ report contains a long list of measures that Turkey must implement before its membership can become a reality. These are non-negotiable. They concern Cyprus, human rights and, especially, the situation of the Kurds. The large Kurdish minority must be recognised and be given full linguistic, cultural and political rights. A majority of the Committee on Foreign Affairs has approved this report, and I believe and hope that it will be adopted by a large majority in the vote on Wednesday. Any decision at the summit other than that of embarking upon negotiations – negotiations aimed, moreover, at full membership – would be a major failure."@en1

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