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> On Oct 25, 11:03 pm, "Agamemnon" <agamem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> http://www.cyprusweekly.com.cy/default.aspx?FrontPageNewsID=304_7
>>
>> Euro Parliament backs Turkish pull out
>>
>> From Angelos Marcopoulos, in Strasbourg
>>
>> MEMBERS of the European Parliament came out massively in
>> favour
>> of the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus in a debate this week
>> ahead
>> of the November 6 re****t by the European Commission into Turkey's
>> member****p
>> bid progress.
>>
>> The MEPs called for a solution based on Human Rights and
Rule
>> of
>> Law, and beefed up their condemnation of Turkish violations of freedom
of
>> expression, giving stronger warnings to Turkey that accession was not
>> guaranteed.
>>
>> They called for deeper reforms.
>>
>> "We (the EU Parliament) have a clear position on Cyprus",
>> replied EU Rap****teur on Turkey, Ria Oomens-Ruijten after the vote in
>> Strasbourg.
>>
>> She was referring to the EU Parliament's Resolution which
was
>> adopted with a large majority in Strasbourg, and firmly states that
"the
>> withdrawal of Turkish troops would facilitate the negotiation of a
>> settlement."
>>
>> Welcomes
>>
>> The EU Parliament's resolution on Turkey "regrets that no
>> substantial progress has been made in reaching a comprehensive
settlement
>> of
>> the Cyprus question" and reiterates its call on both parties to adopt a
>> constructive attitude towards a comprehensive settlement within the UN
>> Framework, based on the principles upon which EU is founded."
>>
>> It also "welcomes the establishment of an instrument for
>> financial sup****t to encourage the Economic Developments of the Turkish
>> Cypriot Community", calling on the (EU) Commission to re****t
specifically
>> on
>> the implementation and effectiveness of that instrument.
>>
>> Oomens-Rujtens said that her next re****t on Turkey, would
>> contain more details.
>>
>> The vice-President of EU Parliament's Socialist Group,
>> Austrian
>> MEP Johannes Swoboda, who recently visited Ankara, said: "We shall be
>> more
>> critical in the 2008 full re****t."
>>
>> MEPs strengthened warnings to Turkey that accession is not
>> guaranteed in advance, but largely depends on the fulfilment of certain
>> conditions, while also beefing up their condemnation of Turkish State's
>> blatant violations of freedom of expression.
>>
>> Opened
>>
>> An amendment by tabled by French MEP Jacques Toubon
referred
>> to
>> financial, institutional, political and other parameters which might
put
>> at
>> risk Turkey's controversial EU bid, if not addressed.
>>
>> Speaking on behalf of the EuroLeft Group in the EU
>> Parliament,
>> Cyprus's MEP Kyriakos Triantafyllides, warned Turkey that "for its
>> accession
>> process to continue without problems, Turkey must comply with its EU
>> Obligations, as all other candidate countries did."
>>
>> EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn said negotiations in
>> two
>> new policy areas could be opened ''in the coming weeks.''
>>
>> But French Minister for European affairs, Jean-Pierre
Jouyet,
>> warned earlier in Strasbourg, that France and other EU Countries,
>> including
>> Cyprus, would oppose any opening of negotiation chapters during the
>> coming
>> months.
>>
>> No more chapters for Turkey until 2008 - French Minister
>>
>> From Angelos Marcopoulos
>>
>> in Strasbourg
>>
>> THE French Minister in charge of EU affairs said this week
>> that
>> the Turkey-EU negotiations process has been halted until at least the
>> beginning of 2008.
>>
>> No further chapters will open until the beginning of next
>> year,
>> said Jean-Pierre Jouyet.
>>
>> In a reply to The Cyprus Weekly question on the fact that
>> Turkey
>> has done nothing on its commitments to allow Cyprus's ****ps and
aircraft
>> access to Turkish ****ts and air****ts, Jouyet, was adamant.
>>
>> "There must be no more discrimination by Turkey on aircraft
>> or
>> ****ps, or on other aspects.
>>
>> "We must see how (Turkey) deals with the Ankara Protocol".
>>
>> "For us, Cyprus remains one state, one of the 27 EU Member
>> States, and must be treated as such. We are very firm on this point,"
he
>> stressed.
>>
>> France will take over the EU Presidency in 2008.
>>
>> He agreed that the main commitment undertaken by Turkey
when
>> the
>> EU decided to open negotiations was to stop its discrimination against
>> Cyprus.
>>
>> Asked if this situation would be allowed to continue, the
>> French
>> minister announced that this was one of the reasons why France, Cyprus
>> and
>> other EU Countries would be taking measures regarding Turkey during the
>> coming months, he said: "That's why it's difficult to open any more
>> chapters
>> until the end of this year."
>>
>> Difficult
>>
>> The French Minister of EU affairs confirmed that France and
>> Cyprus and other EU countries would not accept, under these conditions,
>> more
>> negotiation chapters to be opened with Turkey until the beginning of
>> 2008.
>>
>> He added: "It's not only France, but also other EU
countries,
>> there is also the Cyprus problem, and a number of chapters have been
>> already
>> frozen for that." The upcoming Presidential elections in Cyprus also
>> meant
>> it would be difficult to open new chapters, he said. In any case,
"there
>> will be no opening of any negotiation Chapter with Turkey from now
until
>> the
>> end of December."
>>
>> Commenting EU Parliament's and France's current appraisal
of
>> Turkey, Minister Jouyet, said: "During the recent weeks, two more
>> elements
>> have been added which are not in favour of Turkey, and do not go in the
>> right direction :
>>
>> He pointed to the Turkish reaction to the US Congressional
>> committee's call to recognise the Armenian genocide and its threats to
>> invade Northern Iraq.
>>
>> "The EU Council will determine its position on Turkey at
the
>> December EU Summit, in relation with the EU Commission's Re****t," the
>> French
>> Minister announced. The EU Parliament's rap****teur on Turkey, Ria
>> Oomens-Ruisjten said this week she would deal with the Cyprus issue in
>> her
>> re****t to be presnted at the start of 2008:
>>
>> "There has to be a move by Turkey on Cyprus, I hope so. But
>> probably after the Elections in Cyprus", she said.
>>
>> "I intend to deal in more detail about Cyprus, human rights
>> and
>> other issues in my Full Re****t at the beginning of 2008, which will
focus
>> on
>> the way Turkey will fulfill the conditions that will be set out by the
EU
>> Commission's Annual Progress Re****t in November," she warned.
>>
>> Ledra Street plan backed
>>
>> STRASBOURG reacted favourably to President Papadopoulos's
>> plan
>> to reopen the Ledra Street crossing under UN control.
>>
>> The EU Parliament's rap****teur on Turkey Ria
>> Ooomens-Ruijtens,
>> said "yes. I really hope so," to a Cyprus Weekly question if she
thought
>> it
>> would be good to realise Papadopoulos's proposal.
>>
>> CoE Assembly President Rene Van Der Linden said that if
>> anyone
>> had any objections "they should hear what (former German Chancellor)
>> Helmut
>> Kohl just said, here, on Berlin's re-unification."
>>
>> The CoE's top politician was referring to an emotional
speech
>> given in the EU Parliament by the former German Chancellor, generally
>> considered as the father of Germany's re-unification.
>>
>> EU President-in-office, the ****tuguese Minister for
European
>> affairs, Manuel Lobo-Antunes, went beyond simple comments, to offer the
>> EU's
>> "assistance" to UN in the matter.
>>
>> "On Cyprus, the UN is the responsible entity for this
>> problem,"
>> Antunes agreed.
>>
>> "If the UN takes the view that this initiative can be a
good
>> one, certainly we should welcome it."
>>
>> "We should see if and how we can assist the UN, and also
help
>> it
>> to find a lasting solution.
>
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