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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, those who have voted for opening negotiations with Turkey have already, on several occasions, explained the good reasons for achieving its accession in the near future, so there is no need for me to repeat them.
This annual debate on progress made is, however, a gauge that specifically records the reforms that have been achieved and the mood of public opinion, and I think we can all see that there has been increasing coolness on both fronts in recent times.
We are against arranged marriages: to get married you have to know each other and love each other, and that applies to Turkey’s ambitious goal as well. The Turkish Government must therefore work harder at its reforms and at spreading the message within its own society.
The report is very stringent in this respect, but it is only fair and right that the negotiations should be stringent and fair. There is growing scepticism in Europe, however, about further enlargement after Bulgaria and Romania if the rules are not changed. This scepticism is also likely to involve the Western Balkans.
We must therefore not stop enlargement but rather promote reform of the rules. The question about Turkey is, in fact, also a question about ourselves and what we want to be."@en1
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