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"Turkey first requested to join the European project in the late 1980s, but accession negotiations only started in 2005. Turkey’s geostrategic location makes the country key to the stability of the Western Balkans and the Middle East. Furthermore, its military potential as a NATO member and its potential as an alternative energy source for the EU are some of the key elements for its accession to the Union. Nevertheless, its non-integration is essentially due to political factors and failure to apply the Copenhagen criteria properly. The Turkish Government is being called on to reform the legal system, to involve all stakeholders in drafting a new civilian constitution, to withdraw the military from politics, and to fully respect human rights and minorities’ rights. There are also the issues of failure to fully apply the additional protocol to the EU-Turkey association agreement, of the lack of visa liberalisation, and of the trade barriers in force. Finally, I should like to stress that Turkey should make efforts to reconcile with its neighbours and should step up its role, particularly as regards the reunification of Cyprus."@en1
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