In the future Turkey will be even more important for Europe.

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Democratic structures and the rule of law have on the whole been strengthened. Protection of human rights has continued to improve.

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It is Europe's response to the end of the Cold War and an opportunity to heal the wounds of the past, wounds of war and dictatorship.

160

This is only a first step. The experience we will get will help us to replace animal testing also in the area of research and development.

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For the 15 member states, it's strategic objective Number One. For candidate countries, it's a light at the end of the tunnel.

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The beginning of a change to democracy and the rule of law in Turkey.

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May 1 will be a milestone in the history of Europe.

125

Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey still fail to satisfy either of these... criteria.

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We have a lot of opportunities and ideas on how we can reduce that very considerably.

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