Voice for Europe campaign launched in Prague

10.05.2005 15:39

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – An international Voice for Europe campaign against
Turkey’s admission to the European Union was officially launched on
May 9 in Prague, along with Warsaw, Budapest, Vienna, Bratislava and
Berlin.

The aim of the Voice for Europe initiative, which shall be running
through the beginning of September 2005, is to collect at least 1
million of signatures of European citizens who want to make the
decision-makers of the European Union hear their opinion.

In the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Slovakia,
it will be possible to sign a petition to block the opening of the
accession talks with Turkey, planned for October 3, 2005.

“The organizers firmly believe that Turkeys accession to the European
Union will not contribute to the European integration on the contrary,
it would weaken and complicate the entire process, to an extent which
will not be advantageous either for the member states of the European
Union or for Turkey itself,” a message posted on the campaign’s
website says. We support the idea of a favored partnership and we
caution our politicians against offering full membership to Turkey,
said David Gresak for Czech organizers.

The campaign in the Czech Republic is provided with organizational
backup by the Association for European Values and all participants
work for free as volunteers.

Details are available on the website

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress