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"Madam President, our group believes that this motion for a resolution is clear and balanced. It was approved by a broad majority at committee stage, and that is a good sign. A good job has been done, based on a good draft by Ms Oomen-Ruijten, and I believe that all this is very positive. It is a contribution by Parliament to improving and boosting the relationship between the European Union and Turkey.
However, this should not stop us from saying that all this has taken place without any substantial progress being made in the negotiation process regarding Turkey’s accession to the European Union, despite the great changes taking place in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
In this context, the development of the positive programme proposed by Commissioner Füle, which is not intended to replace the negotiation process but rather to drive forward and improve bilateral relations, deserves our most decisive support.
To sum up, this report is positive in the way that it helps to improve the position, but it also fulfils our obligation to point out the negative aspects in our relationship with the country and its situation.
It focuses heavily on the positive programme, it calls for the opening of new negotiation chapters, it maintains a firm stance on defending freedom of expression and media pluralism and it expresses concern about the excessive use of antiterrorist legislation and the detention of journalists, politicians and activists. In short, I think it can help make the forthcoming period a positive one for relations between the Union and Turkey.
I would like to finish by congratulating the rapporteur, because I believe that she has done a good job."@en1
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