During a visit to Brussels, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has again called for Turkey to become a full member of the European Union. On his first Brussels trip for four years, Mr Erdogan received backing for what he calls his number one priority from European Commission President José Manuel Barroso. Mr Barroso said Turkey was doing well introducing the reforms necessary to join the 27 EU member states.
Turkey says the membership talks, which began in 2005 and are being made more difficult by Cypriot resistance, are going too slowly. Mr Erdogan was able to use the prospect of an important gas pipeline to Europe to his advantage in his talks with the EU. The pipeline, which is costing over nine billion euros, is designed to make Europe less dependant on Russian gas.
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It seems first and foremost factor regarding the EU's fair integration-policy to consider the question of Turkey's EU bid into the European Union since Turkey's entry into the European club would provide a strategic boast to both the Eu and Turkey.The Turkey's EU's entry would also provide strength to the European image of Globalism.
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