-- Mijnheer de Voorzitter, beste collega's, zoals u weet oordeelde de Europese Commissie in haar aanbeveling over Turkije dat dit land in voldoende mate de politieke criteria van Kopenhagen respecteert. ###>Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, as you know, the European Commission judged in its recommendation about Turkey that that country does not sufficiently respect the political criteria of Copenhagen.