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"Firstly, Mr Theonas, I do not agree with the comment that the Council presidency is not explicitly answering the questions raised by Members. In fact, quite the contrary is true. The ongoing process of Turkey’s approximation towards the European Union, which was started with its designation as a candidate in Helsinki, is one of progressive approximation. The Member should realise that this process of progressive approximation is resulting in greater attention being paid than in the past by the European Union to Turkey’s internal situation and to the way in which this country acts with regard to the requirements imposed by the international community. It is this point which really must be borne in mind. Turkey is currently, on its own initiative and therefore as a result of its own political decision, the subject of close scrutiny in terms of compliance with the basic criteria. This is not to be assessed over the next ten years but rather on a daily basis, usually within the pre-accession strategy process. If there were a lack of progress on the fundamental issues under observation, the pre-accession process would suffer the respective consequences. This is very clear to me.
Furthermore, the Helsinki conclusions, regardless of how they may be read, place the issue of Turkey and its relationship with Cyprus in a new perspective, which was in fact welcomed by the Cypriot authorities. We must draw from this the appropriate conclusions about how the development in the Turkish position on the Cypriot issue may also affect the development of the Turkish position in its approximation towards the European Union."@en1
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