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Membership in the European Union is no longer a priority for Ankara, as the EU does not demonstrate readiness to admit the country into its fold. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in an interview with Al Jazeera, reported by TRT Haber.
“Membership in the EU is no longer a priority for Turkey,” Erdoğan said.
In his view, Europe loses more from not admitting Turkey into the EU than Turkey loses itself.
“The one who will lose from this is Europe,” he noted.
Earlier BAGNET reported that Turkey holds candidate status to enter the EU since 1999 year, negotiations began in 2005 year, but in 2016 the process was paused due to political disagreements. MEPs have repeatedly criticized the authorities in Ankara for backsliding on democracy, the state of media freedom, and human rights violations.
In July this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the meeting with the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, stated that Turkey expects the resumption of the accession process to the European Union, in particular the revitalization of relevant mechanisms and the start of negotiating talks.
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