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[Deutsche Welle]
A majority of Turks have lost confidence in the EU membership process. For the government it is still a worthwhile goal, but no longer indispensable.
Sitting in the European Union's waiting room for 25 years has not altered Turkey's goal of full membership. But the increasingly self-confident country now has a different view of the EU and is following a new strategy to attain its goal. "EU membership is a strategic goal and a state policy of our country for more than half a century," Turkey's EU affairs minister and chief negotiator Egemen Bagis told DW. "We are not going to give up our strategic goal, due to the irresponsible policies of some short-sighted politicians in Europe," he said in a reference to strong opponents of Turkey in Europe, such as French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has managed to freeze key parts of Turkey's membership talks.
Turkey is the longest-waiting country on the European Union's accession list. Twenty-five years ago, on April 14, 1987, Ankara officially applied for full membership. Its EU journey even traces back to 1959, when Turkey applied for associate membership to its precursor, the European Economic Community (EEC).
Lire : dw.de
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