Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Вступ Туреччини до Європейського Союзу" in Ukrainian language version.
February 20: European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee agreed on a draft resolution that calling for the suspension of EU accession negotiations with Turkey.
Turkey became the 13th member State of the Council of Europe on 13 April 1950.
It would potentially shift the balance of power within the EU having the largest influence after Germany.
The last decade has seen this opposition not only increase, but also manifest itself more prominently in party political rhetoric. What might be described as ‘Turkoscepticism’ has been on the rise, often coinciding with increases in anti-Muslim sentiments across Europe.10 In member states with larger Muslim populations, the response has been for governments to adopt more sceptical if not hostile positions towards Turkish accession. The clearest examples are Austria, Germany and France where Eurobarometer polling in 2005 indicated that support for Turkey’s accession was as low as 10% in Austria and 21% in the other two countries
When it comes to enlargement, this has been a historic success. However, Europe now needs to digest the addition of 13 Member States in the past 10 years. Our citizens need a pause from enlargement so we can consolidate what has been achieved among the 28. This is why, under my Presidency of the Commission, ongoing negotiations will of course continue, and notably the Western Balkans will need to keep a European perspective, but no further enlargement will take place over the next five years. As regards Turkey, the country is clearly far away from EU membership. A government that blocks Twitter is certainly not ready for accession.
the General Affairs Council decided in June 2018 that accession negotiations with Turkey are effectively frozen.
The largest Turkish city, İstanbul, had 9.9 million inhabitants, larger than any city within the EU
The last decade has seen this opposition not only increase, but also manifest itself more prominently in party political rhetoric. What might be described as ‘Turkoscepticism’ has been on the rise, often coinciding with increases in anti-Muslim sentiments across Europe.10 In member states with larger Muslim populations, the response has been for governments to adopt more sceptical if not hostile positions towards Turkish accession. The clearest examples are Austria, Germany and France where Eurobarometer polling in 2005 indicated that support for Turkey’s accession was as low as 10% in Austria and 21% in the other two countries
It would potentially shift the balance of power within the EU having the largest influence after Germany.
The last decade has seen this opposition not only increase, but also manifest itself more prominently in party political rhetoric. What might be described as ‘Turkoscepticism’ has been on the rise, often coinciding with increases in anti-Muslim sentiments across Europe.10 In member states with larger Muslim populations, the response has been for governments to adopt more sceptical if not hostile positions towards Turkish accession. The clearest examples are Austria, Germany and France where Eurobarometer polling in 2005 indicated that support for Turkey’s accession was as low as 10% in Austria and 21% in the other two countries
the General Affairs Council decided in June 2018 that accession negotiations with Turkey are effectively frozen.
February 20: European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee agreed on a draft resolution that calling for the suspension of EU accession negotiations with Turkey.
Turkey became the 13th member State of the Council of Europe on 13 April 1950.
The largest Turkish city, İstanbul, had 9.9 million inhabitants, larger than any city within the EU
The last decade has seen this opposition not only increase, but also manifest itself more prominently in party political rhetoric. What might be described as ‘Turkoscepticism’ has been on the rise, often coinciding with increases in anti-Muslim sentiments across Europe.10 In member states with larger Muslim populations, the response has been for governments to adopt more sceptical if not hostile positions towards Turkish accession. The clearest examples are Austria, Germany and France where Eurobarometer polling in 2005 indicated that support for Turkey’s accession was as low as 10% in Austria and 21% in the other two countries
When it comes to enlargement, this has been a historic success. However, Europe now needs to digest the addition of 13 Member States in the past 10 years. Our citizens need a pause from enlargement so we can consolidate what has been achieved among the 28. This is why, under my Presidency of the Commission, ongoing negotiations will of course continue, and notably the Western Balkans will need to keep a European perspective, but no further enlargement will take place over the next five years. As regards Turkey, the country is clearly far away from EU membership. A government that blocks Twitter is certainly not ready for accession.
