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"Mr President, the June List does not view Turkey’s geographical position or its Muslim religion as obstacles to membership of the EU. Turkey is important for Europe. We welcome the fact that Turkey is drawing closer to the EU and working to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria. We must not, however, close our eyes to the fact that both Turkey and the EU must change before full EU membership is possible.
Turkey must draw a line under its past and acknowledge the Armenian genocide. It must give its minorities full human rights. It must achieve a level of economic development such that full membership does not release tensions that may threaten the internal market.
The EU must also change. The common agricultural policy must be abolished, and structural policy must be revised before Turkey, large and poor as it is, can be absorbed. Decisions that have already been made mean that it is all but impossible to bring about a comprehensive reform of agricultural policy until after 2013.
To ensure grass-roots support, membership negotiations should, moreover, only be embarked upon once the issue has been debated in the Member States’ election campaigns over the next few years. Finally, the issue of the EU’s constitution must be solved before we begin to negotiate concerning Turkish membership.
Full Turkish membership is a very long-term issue, requiring major and sweeping political and economic changes in both Turkey and the European Union."@en1
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