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Document 92001E000449

    WRITTEN QUESTION P-0449/01 by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. EU-Turkey partnership.

    HL C 187E., 2001.7.3, p. 224–225 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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    92001E0449

    WRITTEN QUESTION P-0449/01 by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. EU-Turkey partnership.

    Official Journal 187 E , 03/07/2001 P. 0224 - 0225


    WRITTEN QUESTION P-0449/01

    by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

    (13 February 2001)

    Subject: EU-Turkey partnership

    The French National Assembly recently adopted a resolution recognising the genocide of the Armenians. Turkey responded with retaliatory measures of a mainly economic nature, cancelling a number of contracts with French companies. On 13 December 1999, the European Council meeting in Helsinki decided to recognise Turkey as a candidate country for accession to the EU, and to draw up an accession partnership and a single financial framework to assist Turkey towards accession.

    Does the Commission consider that Turkey's economic retaliation against France, and its unilateral termination of contracts are politically and legally compatible with the EU-Turkey customs union or that such conduct is consistent with the criteria laid down by the European Council in Copenhagen?

    Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

    (16 March 2001)

    The Commission is monitoring closely the Turkish reaction to the law recognising the Armenian genocide by the Turkish army between 1915 and 1917 adopted by the French Parliament. In the light of this reaction, it will consider whether and, if so, what measures are called for.

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