EU says Turkey's crackdown on rights hampers membership bid
- On Friday, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos stated Turkey is drifting further from European Union membership, citing recent efforts to limit media freedoms and crack down on the LGBTQ+ community.
- A Turkish court blocked independent news outlet T24 last week, accusing it of publishing 118 pieces of content deemed "LGBT propaganda" under the "My Family is Safe" investigation.
- The Commission's annual enlargement report due October 28 will "reflect our serious concerns," Kos said, though geopolitical "new realities" make cooperation with Ankara essential.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed accession as a priority in August, though Turkey continues seeking a "targeted update" of the customs union and participation in EU programs like SAFE.
- Closer EU-Turkey ties depend on Ankara's relationship with member-state neighbors, which Kos called "essential," as the necessity for cooperation has grown significantly in recent years.
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The repression against political opposition, the press and the LGBT community in Turkey further removes Ankara from membership of the European Union, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said on Friday, stressing, however, the idea of a close partnership, necessary on the basis of international tensions. Turkey's accession to the EU has been blocked for years, more ...
On Friday, the European Union expressed "serious concern" about democratic norms in Turkey, warning that the derogation of rights undermined Ankara's most stalled efforts in years to join the bloc.
The European Union (EU) expressed serious concerns on Friday about democratic standards in Turkey, warning that restrictions on rights were further undermining Ankara's chances of joining the bloc, a long-standing member state.
EU says Turkey's crackdown on rights hampers membership bid
Turkey's bid to join the EU, which began with membership talks in 2005, has been effectively at an impasse for years. "Our concerns about democratic standards remain," the EU's Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told journalists in Edirne, a city in northwestern Turkey. "The latest developments affecting media freedom, the rights of LGBTIQ+ people and local democracy are widening the gap with Turkey's objective of joining the EU." Rights groups …
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EU commissioner says recent Turkish actions widen gap with its EU membership goal
By Tuvan GumrukcuEDIRNE, Turkey, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Turkey is moving further away from its objective of joining the European Union because of its recent efforts to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community and limit media freedoms, the EU commissioner for enlargement said on Friday.Turkey has been an official candidate to join the EU since 1999, but its accession has long been frozen over issues ranging from its human rights record to democratic backsli…
European Union (EU) Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that recent developments in Türkiye regarding media freedom, LGBT+ rights, and local democracy have widened the gap between the country and its goal of EU membership. However, Kos also stated that due to the “new realities” created by the wars in the region, Türkiye’s importance to the EU has increased significantly in recent years, and that developing cooperation with Ankara is nec…
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