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EAFJD: EU SHOULD FULLY SUSPEND TALKS WITH TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.12.2006 17:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The European Commission has fallen far short of its
obligations to enforce Turkey's compliance or to punish its flagrant
violation of its own commitments across a broad range of issues.
Europeans expect the Commission to act in a more principled and
responsible manners on this core matter concerning the future of
the EU," said the Chairperson of the European Armenian Federation,
Mrs Hilda Tchoboian. In her words, the European Armenian Federation
considers these half-measures a clear retreat from the Council's own
decision in December of 2004, which firmly established the terms of
the negotiation framework. This understanding stipulated that, in case
of serious and persistent violation of the principles on which the
Union is based, the Commission must fully suspend its negotiations
with Turkey, the EAFJD told PanARMENIAN.Net.
"European civil society does not understand why the Commission keeps
on acting as the hostage of Ankara's demands for double standards
and special treatment.
Far from demanding Turkey's compliance, the Commission is actively
ignoring the recent European Parliament resolution regarding
the conditions for the suspension of talks with Turkey," said
Tchoboian. "As such, we call on Member States to recognize the
Commissions moral failure and to enact measures of their own accord to
ensure that the values and the standards of the Union are respected,"
she said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
01.12.2006 17:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The European Commission has fallen far short of its
obligations to enforce Turkey's compliance or to punish its flagrant
violation of its own commitments across a broad range of issues.
Europeans expect the Commission to act in a more principled and
responsible manners on this core matter concerning the future of
the EU," said the Chairperson of the European Armenian Federation,
Mrs Hilda Tchoboian. In her words, the European Armenian Federation
considers these half-measures a clear retreat from the Council's own
decision in December of 2004, which firmly established the terms of
the negotiation framework. This understanding stipulated that, in case
of serious and persistent violation of the principles on which the
Union is based, the Commission must fully suspend its negotiations
with Turkey, the EAFJD told PanARMENIAN.Net.
"European civil society does not understand why the Commission keeps
on acting as the hostage of Ankara's demands for double standards
and special treatment.
Far from demanding Turkey's compliance, the Commission is actively
ignoring the recent European Parliament resolution regarding
the conditions for the suspension of talks with Turkey," said
Tchoboian. "As such, we call on Member States to recognize the
Commissions moral failure and to enact measures of their own accord to
ensure that the values and the standards of the Union are respected,"
she said.