Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-28-Speech-3-062"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Opening of negotiations with Turkey - Additional Protocol to the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050928.3.3-062"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-28-Speech-3-0632
lpv:speaker	lp:Ville Itälä2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (2005-01-13--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-02-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are now about to take a great historic step as far as the EU is concerned. For the first time, we are expanding beyond the borders of Europe. We are no longer talking of a European Union, but rather a superstate. There are nevertheless huge risks attached to opening negotiations with Turkey. Firstly, the interests of Cyprus must not be violated simply because of the presence of Turkey, a large country. The fact that Turkey does not recognise one of the Member States is an indication of her attitude as she enters the negotiation process. If the intention is now to commence talks without Turkey having recognised Cyprus, the whole process will be very humiliating for the entire European Union. Turkey will be dictating to us how to proceed, rather than the other way round. Earlier on, the leaders of a large number of countries emphatically demanded that Cyprus should be recognised. Hopefully they will not now be withdrawing their demands. I myself, as someone who represents a small country, am very worried that we will be allowing Turkey to walk over Cyprus. Evidently, nothing has been learnt from the French and Dutch referendums. I was especially worried by what Mr Schulz and Mr Cohn-Bendit said. They were so keen on the idea of an EU superpower that they paid no heed to the position of Cyprus, a small country. They did not talk about the status of the minorities in Turkey: the position of Christians, the Kurds, or even the status of women there. If they just want to make the EU into a superstate and do not at the same time strongly insist that Turkey should make headway in human rights matters, we can only ask: where does the racism really lie?"@en1
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