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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Europanization of Turkey and De-Europanization of the EU

"Europanization of Turkey and De-Europanization of the EU
While Turkey is getting closer to the threshold of the universal values of democracy and human rights which are once championed by European Union, EU countries themselves seem receding.

Germany is one example.

The picture above shows Hurriyet's Berlin bureau chief Ahmet Külahci, showing yesterday's Hurriyet issue which reads "Simply Racism" to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The story was about the latest Immigration Bill of Germany, which is clearly undermining the human rights of Turks in Germany."

More:Hasan EGIN - Ataturkist Blog, Atatürkçü Günlük: Europanization of Turkey and De-Europanization of the EU