Wilshire@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTurkish parliament approves Sweden’s membership of Natowww.theguardian.com433952
393Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s membership of Natowww.theguardian.comWilshire@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago43
Show ContentBlackmist@feddit.ukEnglish91·2 years agoThe EU is not about to let Turkey join, and the main reason is that Turkey don’t really want to.
Show ContentResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish22·2 years agoSo, they submitted an application in 1999 and then suddenly revoked it?
Show ContentBlackmist@feddit.ukEnglish6·2 years agoIt’s not revoked. It’s stalled. There’s a huge list of things they’d need to do to join, and they basically haven’t completed any of it. Cyprus is a major sticking point, along with Erdogan, who while not quite being a dictator in name, is probably only a little way off it.
The EU is not about to let Turkey join, and the main reason is that Turkey don’t really want to.
So, they submitted an application in 1999 and then suddenly revoked it?
It’s not revoked. It’s stalled. There’s a huge list of things they’d need to do to join, and they basically haven’t completed any of it.
Cyprus is a major sticking point, along with Erdogan, who while not quite being a dictator in name, is probably only a little way off it.
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