Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-01-Speech-3-128"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991201.10.3-128"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-01-Speech-3-1292
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we support the reports drafted by Mr Morillon on the promotion of economic and social development in Turkey and the strengthening of the Customs Union between the European Union and said country, especially in light of the fact that this country was twice struck by earthquakes this year. Indeed, it is the exactly the latter circumstance which threatens to thwart the Ecevit Government’s opportune intention of starting to eliminate the grinding socio-economic disadvantage of the Turkish south-eastern provinces. The rapporteur is right in stipulating that EU-financed projects and programmes, in particular, should benefit those sections of the Turkish population who are lagging behind. However, we do not wish to conceal the fact that we certainly would not want to interpret this helping hand from Brussels to Ankara as a political gesture pointing towards candidate status vis-à-vis the EU. In our opinion, the agreed Customs Union offers plenty of scope for Turkey to be given opportunities for development. As far as we are concerned, the highest level of European cooperation with Turkey has been reached with this effort. Quite significantly, the appeals made to Turkey by the rapporteur and other submitters of amendments, to finally walk the difficult path to becoming a democratic constitutional State, are in line with our fundamental objections to confirming Ankara’s candidate status. Why does the European Union not speak in plain terms? False hope on both sides would, in any case make us fear for a speedy relapse into the old situation of “cold friendship”."@en1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph