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How has Turkey responded?
The Turkish Foreign Ministry released a statement rejecting the European Parliament s report, saying it was by no means objective. It is well known. that the standstill in Turkey s accession negotiations is not due to Turkey s lack of will for reforms, the Turkish statement read. As a candidate country, Turkey expects the [European Parliament] to carry out constructive efforts about how the relations can be improved with Turkey and how it can contribute to Turkey s EU integration process, rather than being a platform for baseless allegations and blind accusations against Turkey.
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by Tyler Durden
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 09:45 AM
As the diplomatic relationship between Turkey and its fellow NATO members has grown more strained, European leaders like Mario Draghi (the prime minister of Italy) have denounced Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator .
And after a prolonged spat with Europe over Erdogan s increasingly authoritarian demeanor, the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to formally urge the EU Commission to formally suspend accession talks for Turkey to join the EU, a process that has been ongoing for years. MEPs demanded that Turkey s membership talks be suspended until Turkey agrees to abandon its hostile policies.
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