Turkey

Comment: do Not be afraid, do not come!

No, the Turkey is on the threshold of the EU. The refugee agreement with Turkey remains “fragile”. Unsure of the visa clearance, and even more the accession negotiations, says Barbara Wesel.

The operator of the Brexit afraid of nothing: Although they sense, in the meantime, a win, draw each of the arguments to the hair, to make the Brits more afraid of Europe. Recent claim: 70 million Turks would be a quasi-Empire on the doorstep of the United Kingdom. The British overestimate because maybe the attraction of your island. And the other thing is, Turkey is not even in sight of EU membership.

Some in Europe have noted with Regret, others with barely concealed glee: The Turkey path is developed by us. They prosecuted journalists and members of the opposition, members of Parliament and writer – the list of anti-democratic actions is getting longer and longer. And President Erdogan is a hoarding, increasingly, in his autocratic reign. Who gives him words, is his enemy. This now applies to practically the whole of the EU, the European Parliament, German Bundestag, actually, all. The man is from imaginary foes that promotes Paranoia immensely.

Like the camel through the eye of a needle

Erdogan is so little in the EU, such as the camel through the eye of a needle. At the time, the EU wants to save your refugee Convention, at least on paper a little bit. Thus, she is still halfway through the summer, can you declare in October, the next date for the visa-free regime with Regret that Ankara fulfils the conditions. “Sorry,” will Brussels say. In the autumn of the refugee season ends. The EU has closed the border to Macedonia, you can the immigration control, in spite of all the Turkish threats. That is a lot of shadow-Boxing in the game.

Barbara Wesel, DW correspondent in Brussels

Now, the historical memory of the people is not enough, Yes, from here to the next tree. As a reminder: It is the British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who urged in 2005, with all the force it was open, the accession negotiations with Turkey. France did not want to at all, and Germany, however, was skeptical, in particular, the CDU always. At the time, the dislike was based more on resentment, today it is based. The Turkey is always unreliable, potentially dangerous, undemocratic. The development is regrettable, but we can’t stop it.

All discussions, negotiations and Attempts to whitewash the truth are just diplomatic Gestures. The roadmap is actually clear for a few months, and then a refugee agreement, visa-free travel and accession negotiations one at a time to the wall. And the latter are again placed on ice where they belong. Someday, when we’re all old and grey and Erdogan in the old-age home for retired sultans, we can then start from the beginning.

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