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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the debate on Turkey’s accession to the European Union, which has lasted for several months, will shortly come to an end. I should like to congratulate all the Members of this House, myself included, on the wide-ranging nature of the debate, and to express the hope that every other important decision will be preceded by a debate of such calibre.
During this debate, no fewer than four model positions on Turkey’s accession to the European Union emerged. The first is the traditional position, namely that negotiations should be opened, in all likelihood as early as next year, with the possibility of suspending them if it became apparent that problems or obstacles were being created by the Turkish side. The second position is that of opening negotiations with the possibility of offering Turkey an alternative solution if such difficulties arose during these negotiations, namely a special, privileged partnership. The third position consists of waiting until Turkey meets the Copenhagen criteria in full, which amounts to imposing additional conditions given that the Copenhagen criteria have not been fully met. Finally, the fourth position is that of a special, privileged partnership.
I understand that Parliament’s decision is to adopt the first model, or in other words to start negotiations next year without any other additional conditions, and I also understand that this is likely to be the Council’s decision too. It will be a decision of ground-breaking importance, and a decision imposing a great responsibility on the Member States, the EU and the Council. It will mean taking the first steps along a very demanding path. Conditions are set not only for the Turkish side, but also for the Member States, the Commission, the Council and Parliament. These conditions are all the more challenging, and this responsibility is all the more difficult to bear, because we are, so to speak, dealing with a child. References have already been made to a marriage, but I prefer to use the example of a family with an adopted child. In a certain sense, Turkey is an adopted child, and we should not forget that the responsibilities of the family and of the parents are particularly challenging when adopting a child. I hope we are all fully aware of this, and that we will begin to put our European house in order."@en1
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