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EU warns can halt talks with Turkey but `does not want to'
January 18, 2014 - 15:19 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - European Union Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle has warned that the EU may
halt negotiations with Turkey but that the EU does not want to do it
because it would be a difficult process to restart once you halt the
negotiations, Today's Zaman reported, citing sources.
Füle had a meeting with the members of the Friends of Turkey in the
European Parliament (EP) earlier this week, and his warning about the
possibility of halting Turkey's EU negotiations came up during this
meeting, Today's Zaman said.
Friends of Turkey is an informal group founded by members of the EP
with the main interest of following the negotiation process between
the EU and Turkey through a critical and constructive approach.
According to EU sources, Füle said the EU does not want to halt the
negotiations with Turkey because once you freeze the process it would
be very difficult to restart.
At the meeting in which eight deputies from the Friends of Turkey
group and many bureaucrats attended, Füle said 2014 has not started
well for Turkey and that the Dec 17 corruption operation is a `highly
complex investigation,' without elaborating much.
According to sources talking to Today's Zaman, Füle also said what the
Turkish government is doing with regards to the corruption
investigation is damaging the independence of the judiciary and the
separation of powers.
Füle tweeted earlier that he had asked the Turkish `authorities [to]
consult relevant amendments to laws before adoption to make sure
they're in line with principles of EU legislation.'
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/175037/
January 18, 2014 - 15:19 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - European Union Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle has warned that the EU may
halt negotiations with Turkey but that the EU does not want to do it
because it would be a difficult process to restart once you halt the
negotiations, Today's Zaman reported, citing sources.
Füle had a meeting with the members of the Friends of Turkey in the
European Parliament (EP) earlier this week, and his warning about the
possibility of halting Turkey's EU negotiations came up during this
meeting, Today's Zaman said.
Friends of Turkey is an informal group founded by members of the EP
with the main interest of following the negotiation process between
the EU and Turkey through a critical and constructive approach.
According to EU sources, Füle said the EU does not want to halt the
negotiations with Turkey because once you freeze the process it would
be very difficult to restart.
At the meeting in which eight deputies from the Friends of Turkey
group and many bureaucrats attended, Füle said 2014 has not started
well for Turkey and that the Dec 17 corruption operation is a `highly
complex investigation,' without elaborating much.
According to sources talking to Today's Zaman, Füle also said what the
Turkish government is doing with regards to the corruption
investigation is damaging the independence of the judiciary and the
separation of powers.
Füle tweeted earlier that he had asked the Turkish `authorities [to]
consult relevant amendments to laws before adoption to make sure
they're in line with principles of EU legislation.'
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/175037/