Ankara accession never-ending story splits the European institutions, hesitant on what to do
Opinion
Turkey is far from the integration in the European Union. Maybe the country never has been so near to can have chance of joining the European community, because the different position on the dossier, but it seems the door never has been kept open and especially now the twenty eight member States show division. It's not only the Council to have different approaches, with Germany traditionally hesitant because of migration consequences, it's also the European Parliament to be divided, with EPP group against a Turkish full membership. Manfred Weber, chair of the group, stated clearly his political family considers negotiations closed. The centre-right group is in favour just of a comprehensive partnership but, according to the biggest political party, the enlargement for Turkey is over. In such a context working for a solution appears difficult and for the Italian rotating presidency of the EU will be impossible to translate in practice the programme for the next six month. "The Presidency will pay special attention to reinvigorating the ongoing negotiation process with Turkey", is written in the document. Despite commitments, if the European Union has any will to work for Turkey accession Italy is doomed to fail. But it would be not a failure for the Italian presidency itself, it would be a political decision marking the future of the EU as a whole.
Turkey brings a series of issues: migration, religion, culture. Europe and Turkey experienced different stories, but they share the same wars. Italy and socialist and democrats group would open new negotiating chapters, but is that the case? How to build up the right environment with a part of the EU still opposing the Euro-Asiatic country? Geography is not the only reason behind the Turkish question. Islam is of course one the most sensitive issues. More than once people from different countries and from different groups asked to recall in the Treaties the Christian roots of Europe. Are we sure it would be the solution? Just now in the EU live communities of people from the Islamic world, and Europe has to deal with it. Turkey would be perhaps the greatest opportunity to build a bridge among cultures, a dialogue still missing. Religion, of course, is not the only open matters. Cyprus, Greece, Armenian issue are also major stumbling blocks both for Ankara and Brussels. Everything is still in search for a solution, but on the European side all the decision seem to have been taken. Turkey is not the a priority in the agenda. Is it in the agenda? Formally there are still commitments, practice is another story.
Turkey is far from the integration in the European Union. Maybe the country never has been so near to can have chance of joining the European community, because the different position on the dossier, but it seems the door never has been kept open and especially now the twenty eight member States show division. It's not only the Council to have different approaches, with Germany traditionally hesitant because of migration consequences, it's also the European Parliament to be divided, with EPP group against a Turkish full membership. Manfred Weber, chair of the group, stated clearly his political family considers negotiations closed. The centre-right group is in favour just of a comprehensive partnership but, according to the biggest political party, the enlargement for Turkey is over. In such a context working for a solution appears difficult and for the Italian rotating presidency of the EU will be impossible to translate in practice the programme for the next six month. "The Presidency will pay special attention to reinvigorating the ongoing negotiation process with Turkey", is written in the document. Despite commitments, if the European Union has any will to work for Turkey accession Italy is doomed to fail. But it would be not a failure for the Italian presidency itself, it would be a political decision marking the future of the EU as a whole.
Turkey brings a series of issues: migration, religion, culture. Europe and Turkey experienced different stories, but they share the same wars. Italy and socialist and democrats group would open new negotiating chapters, but is that the case? How to build up the right environment with a part of the EU still opposing the Euro-Asiatic country? Geography is not the only reason behind the Turkish question. Islam is of course one the most sensitive issues. More than once people from different countries and from different groups asked to recall in the Treaties the Christian roots of Europe. Are we sure it would be the solution? Just now in the EU live communities of people from the Islamic world, and Europe has to deal with it. Turkey would be perhaps the greatest opportunity to build a bridge among cultures, a dialogue still missing. Religion, of course, is not the only open matters. Cyprus, Greece, Armenian issue are also major stumbling blocks both for Ankara and Brussels. Everything is still in search for a solution, but on the European side all the decision seem to have been taken. Turkey is not the a priority in the agenda. Is it in the agenda? Formally there are still commitments, practice is another story.
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