"Turkey in Europe: breaking the vicious circle
2009-09-07 10:23
Presentations from members of the Independent Commission on Turkey:
Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel Peace Laureate; former President of Finland
Emma Bonino, Member of the Italian Senate; former European Commissioner; former member of the European Parliament
Marcelino Oreja Aguirre, Former Foreign Minister of Spain; former Secretary General of the Council of Europe; former European Commissioner
Albert Rohan, Former Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, Austria
Since the opening of accession negotiations in October 2005, Turkey's relationship with the EU has been far from problem-free. Opposition to Turkey's full membership from within the EU and domestic difficulties in the country itself have created a climate of mutual distrust and suspicion. This has had an impact on the pace of the negotiation process and raised many concerns and questions. Is Turkey's EU accession process grinding to a halt? Has the open opposition to Turkish membership by some European leaders caused the slow-down of Turkey's reform process in recent years, or was it the Ankara government"
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