"Turkey urged to enforce legislation on women's rights
Respecting human rights, including women’s rights, is a sine qua non for membership of the European Union. Human rights, including women’s rights, should be right at the top of the agenda for the negotiations with Turkey, say MEPs in a own-initiative report drafted by Emine BOZKURT (PES, NL), adopted by 573 votes to 19, with 32 abstentions.
Women's rights and gender equality are embedded in the Community's basic principles and in much legislation which Turkey has to accept if it is to join the EU. MEPs emphasise that Turkey's progress in the field of legislation now needs to be implemented in practice."
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