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"Mr President, I voted against Ms Koppa’s report, primarily because it expresses Parliament’s strong support for the enlargement process and completely fails to take account of the fact that Turkey, in reality, has no place in the European Union.
Paragraph 28 explicitly states that there are positive developments in Turkey. This report completely overlooks the fact that in Turkey, ethnic and religious minorities, especially Christians, are still being persecuted, and that only a few days ago, Prime Minister Erdogan – yet again – openly called for the death penalty to be reintroduced. How can anyone possibly talk about ‘positive development’ in Turkey? I am aghast!
I voted against this report out of deep conviction. Let me say again: Turkey is not ready for Europe and it will never be part of Europe. I will continue to oppose such a move."@en1
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