Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-26-Speech-2-242"
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"Mr President, a year ago Labour MEPs warmly welcomed the opening of accession talks. We look forward to eventual Turkish membership of the EU.
We understand that, now that the active phase of negotiations has started, Parliament needs to be frank about progress in its reports. There are serious problems, in particular with preserving freedom of expression. Further reform of security services and the judicial system and further progress in implementing new human rights legislation are essential. However, our criticisms must always be balanced, fair and honest, recognising achievements as well as shortcomings.
The prospect of EU membership has already empowered modernisers and human rights defenders in Turkey to push for the necessary changes. We must give them our wholehearted support. We must not establish new preconditions for membership that were not applicable to other potential members and we must remain clear that negotiations are for full membership and that that is our only goal.
An EU with Turkey as a Member State will entrench values of multiculturalism and understanding between different religions and therefore strengthen all communities."@en1
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