Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-15-Speech-3-128"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Voting time2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.3.3-128"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-1292
lpv:speaker	lp:Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; ITRE (2004-10-13--2006-06-14)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (2004-07-20--2005-09-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Turkey’s possible accession to the European Union brings with it many benefits and a few risks. The benefits are more political than economic since, as well as being a member of NATO, Turkey has signed a customs union treaty with the European Union that already permits free trade. Its accession would not only fulfil the dream of millions of citizens of fully belonging to the secular western world, but it would shift the centre of gravity of political and economic influence towards the Mediterranean basin, confirming Europe as a world power no longer closed in within its geopolitical boundaries. On the other hand, the risks that should be taken into consideration are, first, the reduced likelihood of seeing the birth of a Europe with its own common foreign policy, as well as the possible difficulty of making two diverse religious and cultural identities coexist. Can it describe itself yet as a democratic state that respects its ethnic minorities? Secondly, it would have a negative effect on the allocation of European funds to regions currently considered to be ‘lagging behind in their development’, such as Sicily, at least in the short term. Lastly, Turkey should withdraw from that part of Cyprus under military occupation, and it goes without saying that it must declare its willingness to square its account with history by acknowledging the errors it has made over the last hundred years ..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Explanation of vote abbreviated in accordance with Rule 163 of the Rules of Procedure)"1

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