Turkey doesn't need the EU. Turkey is a strong US ally.of the US. Does the EU want to pull Turkey away from US alliance ?
2006-06-10 01:20:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
There is no benefit for Turkey. Turkey will only lose in this deal. There is every benefit for EU. But the EU will fragment Turkey into multiple parts prior to taking it.
2006-06-11 12:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have it inside out. Turkey want to get into the EU. EU do not need them and probably don't want them but they try to give a fair hearing. However Turkey fails to meet the Human Rights requirements.
As for Turkey being an ally of the USA - you have a short memory. They refused to allow US Troops thru Turkey to enter Northern Iraq - some ally.
2006-06-10 01:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fatsausage is right, some of the bigger EU nations such as France, Germany and the Benelux nations dont want turkey to join for a number of reasons. firstly, can a country thats predominantly Muslim and bordering the middle east be called European? Secondly, with qualified majority voting, Turkey would have the same amount of power as Germany, France or the UK. Then theirs the Graeco-Turkish dilema, with cyprus needing to be sorted out..many many reasons, i cant see it happening. The US has nothing to do with it.
P.S. The EU single market economy is becoming one of the worlds most diverse, and many nations seem to prefer dealing with the EU then with the US. Time to rethink the global order again?
2006-06-10 01:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by thomas p 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Screw the EU. Their economy isn't as great as the US. Turkey is better off sticking to the US alliance and enhancing it.
2006-06-10 01:30:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋