"'A chance for Europe and a chance for Turkey'
Visit by a women's committee delegation to Istanbul and Ankara
(31/1/2005 - 2/2/2005) Lissy Gr�ner, SPD-MEP
'In December last year, 407 MEPs voted 'Yes' to giving the green light to entry negotiations with Ankara. At the same time, they also emphasised that this was no guarantee of entry and that respect for human rights has to be a central concern in all spheres,' stresses Lissy Gr�ner, SPD MEP, PES Group coordinator within the Committee for Equal Opportunities and Women's Rights.
'Like all other accession countries, the Turks must comply with the Copenhagen criteria before being admitted.'
'In specific terms of the rights of, and equal status for, women on the Bosporus and, in particular, violence against them, a great deal still has to be done. The trip undertaken by the women's committee delegation will help pave the way for a report on the situation facing women in Turkey. "
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