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"The key question in this report is that of support for officially starting negotiations with Turkey. Such support is based on a series of conditions and contradictions, which, in some cases, are impositions that go beyond the defence of human rights, whereas with regard to the occupation of Cyprus there is unacceptable indulgence, given that this is an EU Member State with part of its territory under Turkish military occupation.
At this stage, which is not yet that of accession, but merely the opening of negotiations over possible accession within ten years, the important thing to ascertain is whether or not the conditions that we always lay down – in terms of how the situation in Turkey is developing, the interests and concerns of its people and the implications for Portugal – are being met.
If we examine the question of fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees, it is true that progress has been made, yet this is more the fruit of the struggle waged by the progressive forces than of pressure from the EU, so much so that even the positive amendments to certain legislation have in most cases yet to become a reality. It is true that Leyla Zana and her companions have been released, but, according to information from Turkish and Kurdish progressive forces, around 5 000 people are still detained...
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