Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-15-Speech-3-036"

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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	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.2.3-036"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-0372
lpv:speaker	lp:Alessandro Foglietta2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2006-01-04)3 treasurer; UEN (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; CONT (2004-07-21--2006-01-04)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the forthcoming European Council will be particularly significant because, as the representatives of both institutions have indicated, it will certainly have to deal with particularly important subjects, such as the enlargement of the Union to include Bulgaria and Romania, the possible start of negotiations with Croatia and Turkey, a review of progress in the fight against terrorism and, in particular, the addition of information capacity within the General Secretariat of the Council and the preparation of the financial framework for the period 2007-2013. We have often said that Bulgaria and Romania ought to join the Union, though we are particularly concerned about the areas in which there is still a wide gap between the current situation in those two countries and the European average. In that respect we would point to their legislation on human rights, social protection for workers and economic development, which should reach significant levels by the end of the decade. Although in principle we are in favour of starting negotiations with Turkey – which, I stress, is a very different thing from accession – we must not forget the need for its acknowledgement of the Armenian genocide and for a lasting solution to the Cyprus question. To somebody with any common sense, it is incomprehensible that a country that aspires to join the Union should be militarily occupying part of another country that is already a member. We are not at all worried about the voting system that we should use. I believe in the freedom of all Members to make their own decisions, regardless of whether the vote is open or in secret. I think this is just a formality and certainly not a question of any substance. The fight against terrorism is closely linked to the development of the Middle East peace process and the situation in certain countries where conflicts are not yet over. I believe, however, that the Union should maintain an ever stronger presence through its policies and aid in those parts of the world that surround it and in which there are ongoing, sometimes tragic situations of conflict. By doing so it can exert a stabilising influence to support those sections of society that accept the values which characterise our democracy."@en1

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