Scholars condemn alternatives to Turkey's EU entry | EU - European Information on Enlargement & Neighbours
Turkish scholars yesterday (19 May) categorically rejected calls by France and Germany to replace the country's planned EU accession with a "privileged partnership".Speaking at a Brussels conference organized by the 'TR Centre for Turkey in Europeexternal ', a think-tank, Turkish academics warned that it would be "impossible" for the country to accept any other kind of relationship with the EU than full membership.
"A privileged partnership will not provide an incentive for deep political transformation," said Şevket Pamuk from the London School of Economics. Pamuk - who is the brother of Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk - argued that if EU leaders keep saying that Turkey will never become an EU member, it will be very difficult for the country to tackle its internal problems successfully. Speaking at a Brussels conference organised by the 'TR Centre for Turkey in Europeexternal ', a think-tank, Turkish academics warned that it would be "impossible" for the country to accept any other kind of relationship with the EU than full membership.
Note EU-Digest: Not allowing Turkey membership into the EU after they meet all requirements of membership would be a mistake of historical proportions which Europe will come to regret and possibly destroy the EU. .
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