Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-13-Speech-1-096"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey's progress towards accession2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041213.10.1-096"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-13-Speech-1-0972
lpv:speaker	lp:Véronique De Keyser2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2006-11-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 substitute; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 unknown; Parti Socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should first like to congratulate Mr Eurlings on the quality of his report and in particular on his ability to listen. I feel that the compromises that we have reached, as my group has said time and time again, are perfectly acceptable. Having listened to these debates, however, I do wonder – indeed, Mr Toubon – what we want for Europe. Today I have heard the best and the worst and I should like to say this to you now. We have managed to influence a democratic transformation in Turkey, with the will of the Turkish people, but without tanks, without rifles and without arms. As we have said, it has been a democratic revolution. We have managed to propagate the European democratic model by peaceful means. In my opinion, the challenge that we have almost – not completely, but almost – overcome was a major challenge and let me say that I am proud of that Europe, the Europe that feels no fear in its belly, the Europe that does not say ‘I reject that culture’. We are aware that much remains to be done. We are aware of the Cyprus question. We are aware that human rights must continue to improve. We are aware that the question of the Kurds remains. We are aware that there are women’s issues. We are aware – and on this issue I appeal to my Turkish friends – of the problem of the Armenian genocide. Acknowledging these problems will make you greater, not smaller. I should also like to say, however, that those of us who want open and transparent negotiations also want a complete partnership for Turkey with no restrictive clauses. Turkey is, certainly, Mr Toubon, a great country, a great culture, and we should be honoured to bring it into the EU, provided that it fulfils the Copenhagen criteria, but only the Copenhagen criteria."@en1

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