Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-13-Speech-1-118"

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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041213.10.1-118"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-13-Speech-1-1192
lpv:speaker	lp:Marios Matsakis2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I will not repeat what has been said already but will limit myself to one general point which I feel has not been adequately covered so far, and that is the accession costs. The exact cost of Turkey's accession to the EU is unknown. Some, including the Commission, estimate it to be about EUR 20 billion per year. Others put the cost much higher. A very rough realistic approximation would be about EUR 400-500 billion, i.e. approximately EUR 1 000 per European citizen at today's prices. This includes every child born in the European Union during the next 15 to 20 years. Such a child will owe EUR 1 000 as VAT towards the cost of Turkey's accession. What happens if – as is quite possible – at the end of the day, Turkey does not achieve accession? All this money, which could be used to build hundreds of hospitals and schools, would have been totally wasted. In my opinion we must consult our citizens first and have a referendum: let them know the real facts and then take a decision."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 unknown; Dimokratiko Komma (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Matsakis (ALDE )."1

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