Turkey’s EU-admission case is one of the most controversial, as well as one of the most exciting and interesting ones. Even though the country is trying to meet the criteria that the EU requires for admission, there are still some points that need to be improved, polished, or worked forward. Due to the complexity...
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When the European Union was discussing what to put in a proposed constitution, the three pillars suggested were Christianity, Judaism and humanism. Although the pillars (and the constitution) were eventually turned down the idea is still very much alive. In a community where the top players (Britain, France and Germany) carry out policies considered...
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By Anna Buch, Ana Muñoz Padrós, Beatriz Paúl Naya and Anna Rydholm For over fifty years, Turkey has been knocking on the door to Europe. But negotiations have proved sluggish, obstructed by conceptions like religion, law and identity. Yesterday was an important day in the history of Turkish accession to the European Union, since...
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by Kirsty Wilson Turkey’s accession is a controversial topic in the European Union (EU) as well as Nation states individually. But what people tend to ignore is the opinion of the right wing party and we as we do live in a democracy it is important for us to know their policy.
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by Tina Friedrich “An accession of Turkey would be a multicultural maximum credible accident, a catastrophy and could be considered a reason for Austria to leave the European Union.” These word are uttered by Andeas Mölzer, non-attached member of the European Parliament. He would like to see accession negotiations with Turkey being ceased at...
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by Kirsty Wilson and Tina Friedrich The European Council has decided to open the chapter of environment in the European Union (EU) accession process with Turkey. It is the twelfth chapter opened since the beginning of the accession negotiations in 2005. In the meeting on 8 December it was also decided not to comply...
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