Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-27-Speech-3-258"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkish participation in Socrates and Youth for Europe programmes2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991027.11.3-258"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-27-Speech-3-2592
lpv:speaker	lp:Giuseppe Gargani2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Committee Chairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 chair; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the idea of including Turkey among the beneficiary countries of the Youth and SOCRATES programmes goes back to 1996. The Commission’s proposal was made on 14 May 1996 and is in line with the objective of extending the large cultural market to Turkey too. This happened despite the obstacles put forward, in particular, the human rights situation in Turkey and the Cyprus issue. Despite these difficulties, and despite the fresh wave of problems we have had recently, this idea led Parliament to extend the decision to include Turkey at its sitting of 25 February and, in the last few days, the Commission has also decided the same thing. I think that this is a very significant decision. It is significant because, despite Turkey being a country which has had some difficulties in this area – I confess, Mr President, that in the committee we heard about this problem, this difficulty in getting the idea accepted within Europe, the Europe which is so open to culture, as the various speakers have been saying all afternoon in their speeches on the four somewhat interconnected measures. I think that this decision means we can describe Europe in its entirety, as a body of States which regards new countries with an open mentality and great dignity, and offers them wide possibilities to develop in the areas of freedom and culture. I think that in adopting a measure of this kind, Parliament is giving a warm welcome to Turkish young people who, by renouncing their forefathers’ mistakes, can now look to Europe as a place of great freedom, as a union of States, where culture, its dissemination and solidarity among young people are important, fundamental elements. I would ask for this measure to be adopted unanimously, as it was in the Committee, and despite the delay in the 1999 programmes, for it to be implemented on time in 2000, which is now very near."@en1

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