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"Madam President, we have to stop using the term ‘progress report’ when we are talking about the negotiations with Turkey. It is a misnomer, because Turkey has made no fundamental progress in terms of meeting the conditions for joining the EU.
We are completely stuck with the Cyprus dossier because the Turks keep refusing to comply with their obligations and because they are continuing with the illegal military occupation of the north of the island. No progress has been made in the sphere of democratic rights, either. People are being persecuted for expressing their opinions, websites are being blocked and Christians and other non-Muslims are being undermined in every way imaginable. When members of this House ask questions about that, time and again, the Commission responds that it is following the situation in Turkey closely and with concern. However, it has not taken any specific actions and negotiations keep dribbling on indefinitely.
It is an open secret that, in private conversations, many proponents of Turkey’s accession within the Commission, within their own Member States, and within Parliament, admit that the whole idea is a disaster. Let us therefore stop deceiving ourselves, let us stop deceiving public opinion in Europe and the Turks, and let us finally put a stop to negotiations with Turkey."@en1
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