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The EPP MEP identifies several gaps in the report on Turkey, Loukas Fourlas, who was asked by CNA to comment on the report adopted on Tuesday by the plenary of the European Parliament.
Furlas says he could not give a positive vote to a report that encourages the upgrading of the EU-Turkey customs union, labels Kurds as terrorists and praises Turkey on the issue of migration.
On Cyprus, Fourlas notes that after intensive efforts through the EPP, a clear reference to Varosha and the illegal opening of the enclosed town has been included.
Furthermore, he describes the report as a "catapult" in relation to the rule of law in Turkey, "which is virtually non-existent and which has humiliated the human rights of its own people", adding that it is highly hypocritical to talk about Turkey and progress. "We must finally have an honest discussion in the EU about what kind of relationship we want to have with a pirate state like Turkey," the EPP MEP concluded.
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