2nd Int. Conf. on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds

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Éditeur : KHRP	Date & Lieu : 2006, London
Préface :	Pages : 66
Traduction :	ISBN : 1-9001750991
Langue : Anglais	Format : 148x210 mm
	Thème : Politique

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Versions 1st Int. Conf. on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds [London, 2005] 2nd Int. Conf. on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds [London, 2006] 3rd Int. Conf. on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds [London, 2007] 4th Int. Conf. on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds [London, 2009] 5th Int. Conf. on the EU, Turkey and the Kurds [London, 2010] Part One: Turkey’s Route to Accession The EU granted Turkey candidature in 1999,13 and in 2002 the Council of the EU (‘the Council’) agreed that accession negotiations would commence ‘without delay’ if, following a Commission report on Turkey’s fulfilment of the Copenhagen Criteria and a subsequent recommendation by the Commission on the appropriateness of opening negotiations, EU leaders at the Council decided that Turkey met the required standards. On 6 October 2004 the Commission issued its recommendation as anticipated, concluding that Turkey ‘sufficiently’ fulfilled the criteria necessary to open accession negotiations.15 Certain conditions were imposed, including that Turkey should first be obliged to bring into force six specified pieces of legislation.16 On 17 December 2004, EU leaders largely endorsed the Commission’s recommendation that Turkey was ready to begin accession negotiations at the Brussels meeting of the Council, and envisaged that talks would commence on 3 October 2005.17 By 1 June 2005 Turkey had enacted each of the six pieces of legislation which were set out in the Council’s decision of 17 December 2004 as pre-requisites to the opening of formal accession talks...



This publication is an extended version of the presentation given by Kerim Yıldız and Mark Muller at the second International Conference on Turkey, the Kurds and the EU convened at the European Parliament in Brussels from 19 to 20 September 2005. This event was hosted by the EU-Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC), and its founder members; the Kurdish Human Rights Project, the Rafto Foundation, medico international and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales. The EUTCC was established in November 2004 as the outcome of the first international conference on ‘The EU, Turkey and the Kurds’, held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 22 – 23 November 2004. The aim of the EUTCC is to promote the accession of Turkey as a member of the EU, in order to guarantee respect for human and minority rights and a peaceful, democratic and long-term solution to the Kurdish situation. To this end, the EUTCC will monitor and conduct regular audits of the European Commission’s performance in ensuring Turkey’s full compliance with the accession criteria, as defined within the meaning of the accession agreements. It will also make recommendations of measures that could advance and protect human rights; act as a point of contact and exchange information with the institutions of the EU and other governmental and non-governmental organisations; and raise public awareness of issues affecting the EUTCC’s work or mandate. On 3rd October 2005, European and Turkish leaders welcomed the opening of official European Union accession talks, confirming that Turkey will now begin the process of becoming a full EU member. It is hoped that this process will have the eventual outcome of Turkey attaining the status of a valid and thriving democracy, with respect for human and minority rights and the rule of law...