Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-21-Speech-3-279"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080521.20.3-279"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-21-Speech-3-2802
lpv:speaker	lp:Glyn Ford2
lpv:spoken text	"I voted for the Oomen-Ruijten report on Turkey's progress towards membership of the EU in 2007. I do believe that Turkey should be capable of joining the Union. Currently there are difficulties on issues of trade-union and human rights and the rights of minorities such as the Kurds and the Christians. However, progress is being made, albeit slowly, and should be acknowledged. I did support the amendments dealing with the Armenian genocide. I know it was a long time ago, but a nation must come to terms with its history and so far Turkey has failed to come to terms with this bloody stain on its record. It may not be a final barrier to membership of the EU, but we cannot in all honestly just sweep it under an all too convenient Turkish carpet."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Labour and the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (2004-11-08--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Glyn Ford (PSE ),"1 "in writing"1

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