The EU’s hypocrisy on Turkey – POLITICO

The EU’s hypocrisy on Turkey

A transactional relationship dressed up as an accession nobody believes in.
By

Hugo Dixon

12/9/15, 5:30 AM CET

Updated 12/9/15, 4:52 PM CET

The European Union is taking a cynical approach to its relationship with Turkey and, in the process, undercutting the liberal values that underpin it. Although this may give some short-term benefit to leaders such as Germany’s Angela Merkel, who is facing domestic pressure as a result of mishandling the refugee crisis, it could store up trouble for the future.
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