Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-15-Speech-3-027"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.2.3-027"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-0282
lpv:speaker	lp:Camiel Eurlings2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-16--2007-02-21)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2007-02-21)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2004-07-20--2007-02-21)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-02-21)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2007-02-21)3 substitute; DROI (2004-09-08--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are at an important crossroads here in this House and the key issue these days – not only in politics, but also among the public – is, of course, the possible start of negotiations with Turkey. As rapporteur, I should like to say, as I have said before, that my visits there have left me in two minds. On the one hand, there is a great deal of progress, and impressive progress too; on the other, Turkey is still trailing behind quite a bit if we were to compare that country with a country that really wants to become a Member of the European Union. That is why reforms have to continue in the areas of human rights, women’s rights and religious freedom. I cannot emphasise enough that pressure in those areas must be simply unrelenting. Indeed, the Turkish media and Turkish journalists urge us to use the stick and carrot approach and keep up the pressure. Human rights have to be implemented more effectively. A switch in mentality is required in the area of religious minorities, so that people are proud of minority religions instead of trying to oppress them. In the field of, for example, the law on foundations, further legal amendments must be tabled in order to offer scope to minority religions and minority cultures. That is why, quite apart from the whole core discussion that has been going on for months in this House and elsewhere, I should like to press home the fact that it would be good if an important section of the report that is now before us for final vote were also to be included in the Council’s conclusions. It concerns the following. I shall read out a few sentences in English, because I have the English text in front of me."@en1

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