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"Mr President, I too am of the view that we must open negotiations with a clear goal in mind, namely that of full membership, and do so without delay. Indeed, there are plenty of problems left that have been discussed at great length in this House, but I would urge you to keep the debate pure, and not to base it on fear, prejudice and hypocrisy.
Much has been said about European values, and many people doubt whether Turkey will ever be able to embrace them. I should like to draw their attention to the fact that, with criminal regimes and dictatorships, all twenty-five of the current Member States have ridden roughshod over those European values at some stage in the course of the twentieth century. In the Second World War, human rights were trampled on in the most atrocious manner and despite this, we are all Members of the European Union and fully-fledged democracies.
It is arrogant to think that some ethnic groups are predestined to live in oppression, misery and backwardness. The European Union was set up specifically to guarantee peace, freedom and prosperity in the wake of all the atrocities of the Second World War. If a modern, democratic and free Turkey joins, the European Union will have accomplished its mission."@en1
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