US EditionTurkey’s EU accession process must remain frozen, MEPs say
- The European Parliament adopted a report on May 7, 2025, declaring that Turkey’s EU accession process must remain frozen under current conditions.
- MEPs justified the freeze by citing Turkey’s continued democratic backsliding, repression of protests, politically motivated trials, and authoritarian shift under President Erdoğan.
- The report condemns Erdoğan’s recent illegal visit to Northern Cyprus, highlights Turkey’s failure to meet absolute accession criteria, and acknowledges Turkey’s strategic importance as a NATO ally.
- Rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor emphasized that EU membership requires a commitment to democratic principles, warning that Turkey’s increasing drift toward authoritarian rule, exemplified by recent actions such as the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, only distances the country further from joining the EU.
- Despite freezing accession talks, the Parliament urges maintaining pragmatic cooperation with Turkey in security, climate, and regional stability while underscoring that membership criteria are non-negotiable.
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The European Parliament says Turkey's accession process to the EU must remain frozen due to the democratic return - HotNews.ro
Turkey's accession process to the European Union must remain frozen, due to the democratic return, is shown in a report adopted by the European Parliament's members Wednesday, gathered at a plenary session in Strasbourg, according to Agerpres.
The European Parliament has decided that Turkey's accession process to the EU cannot be reversed.
Turkey's accession process to the European Union must remain frozen, due to the democratic return, is shown in a report adopted by the members of the European Parliament at its plenary session in Strasbourg.
Turkey’s EU accession process must remain frozen, MEPs say
Under current circumstances, despite the democratic and pro-European aspirations of a large part of Turkish society, Turkey’s EU accession process cannot resume, MEPs say in a report adopted on Wednesday with 367 votes in favour, 74 against and 188 abstentions. The Turkish government has failed to address fundamental democratic shortcomings, the report says, pointing to the increasing shift within the EU towards “a different framework for the re…
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