Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-08-Speech-2-544-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-03-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110308.26.2-544-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-03-08-Speech-2-545-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Koumoutsakos2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; SEDE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Nea Demokratia (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, Turkey is a large country of strategic importance, but is it ready for Europe? No, not yet. Is Europe ready for Turkey? No, not yet. Has Turkey abandoned its aspirations to accession? No, no yet. Three questions and three answers, Commissioner, which realistically set out the critical turning point which Turkey has reached on its path towards accession. They also summarise the complicated relationship between Turkey and Europe. For historical, political and cultural reasons, this relationship has always oscillated between trust and suspicion, between attraction and repulsion. The political expression of this reality is Turkey’s long and painful journey towards accession. Despite the noteworthy progress that Turkey is making, it is still giving cause for concern on human rights issues. It is still haggling over every tiny obligation towards the European Union. It refuses to normalise its relations with a Member State, the Republic of Cyprus; it maintains the threat of war against another Member State, Greece, and it refuses to recognise and apply the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Recently, the arrogance of the Turkish leadership has even angered the Turkish Cypriots. For its part, Europe is still sending ambiguous messages about accession, which are doing nothing to help. We therefore need a clearer position. Only Turkey’s full compliance with the undertakings it has made can and – it is only fair – must guide it towards accession. However, if we are to be fair, we must also be strict with Turkey. To close, my congratulations to Mrs Oomen-Ruijten on her report, which I shall be voting in favour of, and I call on my colleagues to do likewise."@en1
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