US EditionEU Parliament urges to continue freezing Türkiye EU membership talks
- On May 7, 2025, the European Parliament adopted a report urging to continue freezing Turkey's EU membership negotiations due to democratic backsliding and unresolved accession criteria violations.
- Turkey has sought EU membership since 2005 but failed to meet the absolute Copenhagen criteria, especially regarding democracy, rule of law, and human rights protections.
- The report condemns political repression, the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkey's illegal visit to occupied Cyprus, and provocative statements undermining EU values.
- The resolution passed with 367 votes in favor, 74 against, and 188 abstentions, citing Erdogan’s government pushing Turkey towards authoritarianism and moving away from EU membership.
- While Turkey remains a strategic NATO ally with a large pro-European population, the Parliament calls for a close partnership emphasizing security and cooperation but insists accession talks cannot resume now.
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EU Parliament urges to continue freezing Türkiye EU membership talks
The EU Parliament on Wednesday urged a stop to Türkiye’s plans for accession into the EU after the country failed to address major democratic shortcomings and silenced dissident voices. Members of the EU Parliament (MEPs) have cited fears that Türkiye is well on its way to becoming an authoritarian state after politically motivated attacks on opposing political figures such as Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. İmamoğlu poised as the national favour…
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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