Turkey's train to Europe slows right down"Turkey is not a European state, and to admit its accession into the Union would change the character of Europe" - Bavarian Governor Edmund Stoiber
With controversy over Cyprus raging, Turkey's membership in the E.U. fades further into the future
TIME EUROPE EDITION: Early last week, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had reason to be optimistic. During a meeting in Ankara, Pope Benedict XVI said he was in favor of Turkey joining the European Union. This reversed an opinion he had delivered previously as a Cardinal, saying the move would be "a grave error against history." But the good news was short-lived. Just days after the Pope's remarks, Olli Rehn, the E.U.'s Commissioner for Enlargement, recommended that the E.U. suspend a portion of Turkey's membership talks just 13 months after they began. The reason: Turkey's continued unwillingness to open its ports to ships from the Greek-controlled half of the disputed island of Cyprus. Slow Train to Europe by Andrew Purvis
Mark Alexander
4 comments:
Turkey does not belong in the EU! Membership entitles lax enforcement of travel visas.
Yes, and there are no restrictions on mobility or setting up home anywhere in the EU, either. Mosques will spring up everywhere!
Allowing Turkey into the EU will be the key for Muslims to Islamize Europe.
If Turkey comes into Europe, we'll all be Easterners then!
Be very afraid. Turkey has a very large, season army that could easily storm through Europe or be posted to back up those poor, persecuted Turkish guest workers. You know what they say Islam: "Persecution is worse than death," and "It is lawful to bring justice to the persuecuted," meaning persecuted Muslims of course.
I am afraid of the possibility of Turkey being admitted to the Union. I find the idea as absurd as it is dangerous.
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