Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-01-Speech-3-136"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991201.10.3-136"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-01-Speech-3-1372
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexandros Alavanos2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-04-14)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Synaspismos tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou (1999-07-20--2004-04-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I do not know if it is symbolic in any way that the report on these issues was put forward by one of our colleagues, who happens to be a General. This distinguished colleague endeavoured to improve the Commission’s proposals. However, we should refer both these texts back, because we are not a schizophrenic parliament which says one thing for Chechnya and another for Turkey. We cannot afford to be a parliament which is politically dead. The Helsinki Summit takes place in a few days’ time. And what will our message be? Everything’s fine? We have adopted the regulations? Never mind about Öçalan? Never mind, look at it from a tourist’s perspective! In Greece, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, we slaughter a cock and daub its blood over the foundations of a new house. Never mind if Öçalan is sacrificed or is in danger of being sacrificed over the foundations of Turkey’s accession to the European Union? Is that what we are going to say to the Summit? And for what? For two regulations, one of which is illegal and pure sleight of hand. It has made Turkey, an applicant country, out to be a country so as to get round the unanimity rule in the Council of Ministers of the European Union. In my view, the European Parliament should stand its ground and should allow not only Turkey but also the Turkish people into the European Union and, in the process, it should intervene to give the Turkish people the rights they have so far been denied."@en1
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