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"Mr President, Mr Vajgl has not quoted correctly from the Treaty. The main criterion for determining whether a country can become a member is whether it is a European state and meets the remaining criteria.
Turkey is not a European state. I am a supporter of a strong, federalist Europe. With Turkey as a full member, this will not be the case. Therefore, we need to find other forms of integration. I am also in favour of a policy of honesty with regard to Turkey. One of your predecessors, Mr Füle, once said to me: ‘Do not worry about it, Mr Posselt. Turkey will never become a member whatever happens.’ He was someone who in public constantly spoke out in favour of Turkey’s accession. The Turks are aware of this dishonesty. We want a clearly defined partnership, but not full membership. This will help to stabilise Turkey. Any other approach will lead to the destabilisation of both Turkey and the EU."@en1
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