Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-21-Speech-3-080"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey's 2007 progress report (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080521.4.3-080"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-21-Speech-3-0812
lpv:speaker	lp:Sylwester Chruszcz2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Liga Polskich Rodzin (2004-07-20--2008-12-03)3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2007-11-06--2008-12-17)3 member; NA (2005-12-15--2008-12-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I have every respect for the Turkish nation and am fully aware of the centuries of close and neighbourly relations between my country, Poland, and Turkey. Nonetheless, I have to say that the idea of Turkey’s membership of the European Union defies comprehension. Although Turkey has had a presence on European territory for many centuries, it is not, in cultural terms, a European country. We should cooperate with Turkey to the best of our ability, but the implications of the accession of a Muslim country to a European club are hard to quantify. Indeed, the current situation in Turkey indicates that the authorities in Ankara are not particularly eager to become integrated into Europe. In addition to Turkey’s relations with the European Union, I should also like to refer to its relations with Armenia. I am glad the motion for a European Parliament resolution calls on the Turkish Government to end its economic blockade of Armenia. It is regrettable, however, that the document makes no reference to the Armenian genocide."@en1

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