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Kati Piri: Without urgent reforms, no improvement in EU-Turkey relations

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
S&D MEP and the European Parliament rapporteur on Turkey, Kati Piri, was in the country on a fact-finding mission on 15-19 October preparing for...

Erdogan suggests a referendum on EU membership. Is it a new joke?

EMPHASIS Theodoros Benakis -
The question of Turkey’s European future has been widely discussed, especially over the past couple of years. Under Erdogan’s rule, however, Turkey (with a...

Erdogan proposes referendum on EU membership

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
The question about whether Turkey should continue its 13-year-old bid to join the European Union could be put to a vote, according to Turkish...

Turkey: MEPs cut support by €70m due to no improvement in respect for EU values

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Parliament on Tuesday decided to cancel €70 million in pre-accession funds earmarked for Turkey, as conditions to improve the rule of law were not...

A closer look at Turkey’s Balkan reboot

EUROPE Theodoros Benakis -
Turkey may be better positioned than Russia, the European Union and China to play a key role in the Western Balkans. After all, Ankara...
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