Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-28-Speech-3-124-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-03-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120328.18.3-124-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-28-Speech-3-125-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Francisco José Millán Mon2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CULT (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; DROI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would like to focus on three points regarding Turkey’s accession to the European Union. The first of these is its visa policy for third country nationals. Speaking two years ago in Parliament, I expressed my surprise that Turkey did not bring this policy into line with that of the European Union. According to the European Commission’s 2011 Progress Report, Turkey has recently signed visa waiver agreements with Sudan and Yemen. I have also been informed that Iranian, Libyan, Lebanese and Syrian nationals do not require visas either. Last week, a very widely read Spanish newspaper claimed that Turkey’s visa exemption for some countries, together with its land border, which runs for thousands of kilometres, make the country a corridor of choice for organised crime. In my opinion, Turkey should make a serious effort and progressively bring itself into line with the Union’s visa policy. It is part of the acquis. It should align itself with Europe rather than continuing on its current line, which takes it in the opposite direction, distancing it from European Union policy. It should progressively align itself, and I believe that the Commission should carefully monitor this matter. Secondly, I think political dialogue between the European Union and Turkey should be closer. Turkey has recently become close to the Arab world. It occupies a very significant position in a region that is very close and very important to Europe, and which is undergoing major changes. Dialogue and cooperation between Brussels and Ankara would be very positive. Lastly, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the range of reforms that Turkey has introduced, and I hope it pursues them with determination and strength, as the report that we will approve tomorrow calls on it to do."@en1
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