"The End of the EU Road for Turkey?
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Jenny White
Excerpts from a news article:
EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn repeated a strong warning that the Constitutional Court’s decision to hear the case for closure of Turkey’s ruling party exposed a “systemic error” in Turkey’s Constitution and announced that he would brief the EU Commission on the case on Wednesday, underlining the seriousness with which the case is seen in Brussels. Under the negotiating framework agreed upon in 2004, the commission can recommend suspending the accession negotiations in the event of a “serious and persistent breach in Turkey of the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.” Rehn’s warning that the accession negotiations might be at stake appeared to enjoy widespread backing from the European Parliament Members."
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