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The negotiating process towards Turkey’s accession to the EU should proceed in the usual way and should observe clear and objective rules. To my mind, there is no possible justification for treating this application for membership any differently.
On that basis, I had no option but to vote against the joint motion for a resolution before us, on account of two points that I believe are of crucial importance.
Firstly, by rejecting the amendment tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats clearly stating that ‘…most importantly…, from the outset, the negotiations must be conducted with an open mind, and ways forward other than full accession should be considered’, Parliament clearly refuses to incorporate a Plan B into its resolution, which I feel is essential if we are to avoid the possibility, at some point in the future, of the opening of the negotiation process being taken as full commitment to accession.
It is, moreover, abundantly clear that the Cyprus issue has not been properly resolved. Turkey is seeking to join the EU but does not accept the Union in its current form. Let us face facts: you cannot join an organisation that you do not recognise, just as you cannot negotiate with a party that does not recognise your organisation. These negotiations are starting off on the wrong foot and consequently do not have my backing."@en1
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