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"If a country in the immediate vicinity of Europe complies with the EU’s political and economic requirements, there should in principle be no obstacles to membership. The EU is not a cultural or religious block, but a form of cooperation in which the Member States have to guarantee democracy, human rights and a functioning market economy. Turkish membership cannot therefore be dismissed on religious or geographical grounds.
The June List therefore believes that Turkey should in the long run be able to become a member of the EU. However, the EU has not been reformed sufficiently to enable it to receive Turkey as a member. That especially applies in the cases of agricultural policy and the Structural Funds. Nor has Turkey done enough to comply with the EU’s political requirements. Quite a few requirements concerning respect for human rights have not been implemented. The Armenian genocide of 1915 has not been recognised, and nor has Cyprus’s sovereignty. Moreover, the financial consequences for the EU of Turkish accession are still uncertain.
Finally, the draft Constitutional Treaty has now been rejected, so no one knows how the EU is to be governed in the future. That is another important reason for delaying membership negotiations.
In view of these factors, we believe that membership negotiations should not be embarked on as matters stand. We are therefore voting against the resolution as a whole."@en1
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