Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-15-Speech-3-060"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.2.3-060"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:Libor Rouček2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Česká strana sociálně demokratická (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2006-11-12)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"In my brief contribution, I shall deal with just one topic and that is the topic of enlargement. We have been witnesses to an unprecedented historical enlargement with ten new countries. I myself come from one of the new countries and I think we can all agree that, after just the first seven months, we can say that enlargement has been a success. It has been a success for Europe, for the ‘old Member States’ and for the new countries. The process of the historic enlargement of Europe is not complete, however. We have talked in this House and we shall talk again this afternoon about Romania and about Bulgaria. I am convinced that both Bulgaria and Romania are well on the way to joining the European Union and I believe that, with the European Union’s help, they will be able to make a successful accession into our Community in 2007. We are also going to talk about Croatia. Croatia definitely plays a key role in the Western Balkans. I should like the Council to give a clear signal to Croatia that accession talks should begin with that country, provided, of course, that the appropriate Copenhagen criteria and the requirements of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have been met. Croatia can, I believe, play a significant role in the Western Balkans and could be a future model for Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia and the other countries of the Western Balkans. We spoke here yesterday, and we shall again today, about Turkey. I should like the Council to remember its obligations, to remember Europe’s promises and to begin accession negotiations with Turkey. Given that we have awarded that country the status of candidate country, I feel that we owe it to Turkey to open negotiations. This will also support the process of reform there, which has been pursued successfully for the last two years."@en1

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