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Poland is a key supporter for Turkey's bid to join the EU, [98] [99] while the United Kingdom has expressed support previously, but not since leaving the EU. [100] Upon joining the EU, Turkey's 83 million inhabitants would bestow the largest number of MEPs in the European Parliament. [33] Turkey now has a larger population than Germany. However ...
Turkey's EU accession negotiations: Both sides agreed to "re-energise" Turkey's bid to join the European bloc, with talks due by July 2016. Additional financial aid: The EU is to speed up the allocation of €3bn ($3.3 bn; £2.3 bn) in aid to Turkey to help Syrian migrant communities
Signing of the association agreement between Turkey and the EEC. The Agreement Creating An Association Between The Republic of Turkey and the European Economic Community, commonly known as the Ankara Agreement (Turkish: Ankara Anlaşması), is a treaty signed in 1963 that provides for the framework for the co-operation between Turkey and the European Union (EU).
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Brussels should clear the path for Ankara’s accession to the European Union, before his country approves Sweden’s bid for NATO membership.
Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe. [1] [2] Membership is obligatory for joining the European Union. As of 2023 Turkey has nearly a third of the cases pending at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). [3]
The two eastern European nations made a breakthrough in their bid to join the Area in late 2023
Pre-1993, the EU was known as the European Communities (sky blue). Animated in order of accession and secession. According to the Copenhagen criteria, membership of the European Union is open to any European country that is a stable, free-market liberal democracy that respects the rule of law and human rights.
Subsequently, Turkey benefited from the United States' political, economic and diplomatic support, including in key issues such as the country's bid to join the European Union. [25] In the post–Cold War environment, Turkey's geostrategic importance shifted towards its proximity to the Middle East , the Caucasus and the Balkans.