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The Commission has not answered my question as to whether, at the end of the Helsinki Summit in 1999, Mr Verheugen and Mr Solana had to convince Prime Minister Ecevit to give his assent to naming Turkey as a candidate country. It is not clear whether the text submitted to the Turks at the time was the same as the one that had been accepted by the European Council in 1999. I should like to know the truth. I voted in favour of Turkey’s accession during the vote in December 2004, out of respect for those who campaign for human rights. Since that vote, there has been no end to the provocations on the part of the Turks. The brutal repression by the police during the demonstration of women on 8 March 2005, the denial of the Armenian genocide, the attitude towards the Kurdish people and the non-recognition of Cyprus lead me to vote against the start of the negotiations. I question whether Turkey’s membership will not be the outcome of US pressure and of the economic motives of certain European governments. We need to see acts on the part of the Turkish Government, proving its willingness to comply with the rules of the European Union."@en1
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