Erdogan links Sweden's NATO membership to Turkey's EU accession

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/erdogan-links-swedens-nato-membership-turkeys-eu-accession-2023-07-10/

I Was extremely disappointed when he was reelected

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fluxion@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Great way to give EU a sense of what kind of headaches/obstructions they have in store for them if they don't rework how vetos are handled before allowing new members

baru@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

That's partly due to Hungary and Poland supporting each other. One country can be handled, but two is a problem. Still, I can understand that a country would hesitate to join if there wasn't some guarantee to block things specific to one country.

RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y

Does Turkey honestly think Cyprus will ever let them into the EU before they stop occupying the North? Note: I'm not Cypriot nor in Cyprus, but I spent a lot of time there for work. It makes zero difference what the rest of NATO wants.

Hanabie@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 3y

Fat chance. The EU already has pocket dictators with Hungary and Poland, no way they let Turkey in and turn it into a clown show.