Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-27-Speech-3-193"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060927.17.3-193"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-27-Speech-3-1942
lpv:speaker	lp:Lena Ek, Cecilia Malmström and Anders Wijkman (PPE-DE )2
lpv:translated text	"Developments in Turkey are very worrying in a number of areas. A number of cases in which journalists and authors have been arrested and accused of committing crimes against ‘Turkishness’ have been observed. While these developments are naturally very worrying, Turkey’s democratic forces and forces sympathetic to reform must not be forgotten. That is now our task as the EU: to continue to help and support these forces as they set Turkey back on the right road again. Mr Eurlings includes justified criticism of Turkey in his report, but other criticisms of his suggest that Turkey should be handled differently from other candidate countries. That is unacceptable. It is important for Turkey to come to terms with its history, including in relation to Armenia. The issue must not, however, be allowed to determine whether or not the negotiations with Turkey are to continue. It is important for the EU to feel a sense of responsibility now and not to play into the hands of fundamentalists and reactionaries. Instead, we need to vote a balanced report through. We have therefore chosen to vote in favour of paragraph 50 and the amendments that promote a constructive approach to Turkey."@en1

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