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So I am not convinced that reforms in Turkey implemented at the insistence of the European Commission would continue after accession.
But the strongest reason to oppose Turkey’s accession is a question of democracy: a majority of the EU’s population simply does not want it.
The Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom makes this point nicely:“In November 2006, the [AKP dominated] Turkish parliament, as part of the reforms related to possible EU accession, passed a new law governing Lausanne religious minority foundations, easing procedures to establish foundations and allowing non-Turkish citizens in Turkey to open them… Then President Ahmet Necdet Sezer [a staunch Kemalist], however, vetoed the legislation.
The accession of Spain and Portugal was a vivid example of that in the 1980’s, and it is an argument that should be considered with respect to such a populous country as Turkey.
Can the summit reverse the downward spiral in US-China relations that began with Xi’s accession to power in 2013?
Both have been bitterly disappointed by China’s mercantilist trading policies after its accession to the World Trade Organization.
Membership will obviously take time, but the accession process will drive modernization and democratic reform in a way that will strengthen all of Europe.
The AKP should take comfort in its large majority and start to view minority views and even peaceful dissent more benignly, in a way that befits a country negotiating accession to the European Union.
But instead of preparing for the accession of others to follow them, the prevailing view among Nato governments, not least in the United States, is now to widen the ditch in front of the entrance door, not to fill it.
When Putin became president in 2000, he named accession to the World Trade Organization as his foreign policy priority.
China's accession to ASEAN represents a major confidence-building step toward Southeast Asia.
Three ideas are contained in this nebulous term: a customs union, coordination of accession to the WTO, and a currency union.
Coordination in accession to the WTO sounds good, but would actually delay membership by several years at a time when speed is vital.
Indeed, Russia has demanded that Ukraine revoke the 11 bilateral protocols for WTO accession that it already signed.
European leaders, faced with an escalating refugee crisis, agreed last month to pursue a joint action plan, which demanded that Turkey help stem the tide of migrants into Europe, in exchange for EU funds, visa liberalization, and, most relevant, renewed negotiations on Turkey’s EU accession.
This necessarily includes a good-faith approach to negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the EU.
Such a turn by China could include approaching the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s member states for accession, in an ironic effort to outflank the US (which Trump withdrew from the TPP immediately upon taking office) in the Asia-Pacific region.
Negotiations would be difficult, but Japan’s reservations about China’s TPP accession have softened since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to Beijing.
There is also talk of NATO accession by Australia, South Korea, Japan, and New Zealand.
Similarly, NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly has announced preparations for NATO accession by such countries as Croatia, Macedonia, and even Albania, all of which fall short of the alliance’s traditional membership criteria.
More importantly, the United States and Ukraine are talking seriously about Ukraine’s rapid accession to NATO, by 2008.
But this betrays a profound lack of understanding of the consequences of Ukraine’s accession to NATO.
Meanwhile, it is not certain whether China and Russia are ready to facilitate the accession of Brazil and India to permanent membership of the UN Security Council.
In the midst of all this turmoil, Turkey represents an island of peace, democracy, security, and stability – something that the European Union should keep in mind when considering the current paralysis in accession talks.
Undeniably, the EU accession process has played a role in stimulating this transformation.
Yet accession negotiations between Turkey and the EU have been deadlocked, owing to prevailing political attitudes in some EU member states.
Turkey is ready to open negotiations on any chapter in the accession talks, and at any time.
It would be a wise step for Turkey’s European friends to facilitate the accession process.
And, following these countries’ accession to the Union in 2004, the gap between them and the old EU members seemed to be closing.
How to Make EU Integration PopularAcross the European Union, fears about globalization and antipathy to integration and immigration have produced massive political fallout, including the failed French and Dutch referenda on the Union’s draft constitutional treaty and a de facto moratorium on accession talks with Turkey.
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