European Parliament: Turkey joining on hold, no progress since 2018

EU Parliament Blocks Restarting Turkey Accession Talks

Ankara responded strongly to the European Parliament’s decision not to restart EU accession talks with Turkey. Credit: Mduman1997/Pixabay Turkey’s EU accession process remains frozen due to democratic backsliding, despite the Mediterranean country’s strategic importance and cooperation on migration, MEPs said in their latest report. Turkey’s EU accession process, which has been at a standstill since 2018, cannot be relaunched in the current circ…

The European Parliament sees "democratic steps backwards" in Turkey. The MEPs see critical above all the handling of peaceful protests and politicians Imamoglu.

European Parliament: Turkey joining on hold, no progress since 2018

Turkey's EU accession process remains frozen due to democratic backsliding, despite the Mediterranean country's strategic importance and cooperation on migration, MEPs said in their latest report.