Turkey – EU Relations

Italian Senate’s vice-president said on Tuesday that Italy was aware of Turkey’s patience towards European Union (EU) membership.

Emma Bonino said EU expected more democratization, transparency and respect to human rights from Turkey.

“We are aware that Turkey is losing its patience, and it is based on rightful reasons,” Banino said during “Fenomeno Turchia: Development of Society” conference in Milan, Italy.

Bonino said the EU had to admit the Greek Cypriots as a member, but at the same time it promised Turkey that it would boost its relations with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) however it had not done anything so far.

Emma Bonino said she thought that the Greek Cypriot administration was hampering Turkey-EU relations by saying ‘no’ to everything, however some countries were hiding themselves behind the Greek Cypriot administration and were saying ‘no’ to Turkey.

“Therefore, we cannot be said to be a fair partner for Turkey that keeps its promises,” Bonino said.

Bonino said Turkey did not have the luxury to behave on its own, and gave the message that Turkey did not have any alternative than the EU.

Source: TurkishNY

URL: www.turkishny.com/english-news/5-english-news/68453-qitaly-was-aware-of-turkeys-patience-towards-euq

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