Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived for two days of talks with European Union officials in Brussels to try to revive his country's stalled EU membership bid in the face of renewed hostility from some member states. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels on Friday to revive stalled European Union membership talks. Turkey has been urging the European Union not to leave its accession bid adrift and has said its membership would help the EU's relationship with Muslims. Erdogan deplored the slow pace of movement on accession "No other candidate nation has been submitted to this kind of treatment," said Erdogan, who travelled to Brussels with two senior colleagues for talks with European Union officials. "Some countries have adopted a political attitude in the negotiation process and their efforts to slow things down upsets us," he told reporters. Erdogan did not specifically mention Cyprus, France or Germany, the three EU nations harbouring the most doubts about Turkish membership.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels on Friday to revive stalled European Union membership talks. Turkey has been urging the European Union not to leave its accession bid adrift and has said its membership would help the EU's relationship with Muslims.
Erdogan deplored the slow pace of movement on accession "No other candidate nation has been submitted to this kind of treatment," said Erdogan, who travelled to Brussels with two senior colleagues for talks with European Union officials. "Some countries have adopted a political attitude in the negotiation process and their efforts to slow things down upsets us," he told reporters. Erdogan did not specifically mention Cyprus, France or Germany, the three EU nations harbouring the most doubts about Turkish membership.
During a visit to Brussels to revive Ankara's deadlocked EU accession talks, Turkish Premier Erdogan expressed frustration at his country's lack of progress over meeting key EU demands to implement political reforms. Erdogan told journalists that plans to change the constitution, key to keeping Turkey's bid for EU membership on track, are a "waste of time" as long as opposition parties keep blocking all efforts in parliament. Erdogan's comments were the clearest sign yet that his government could ditch its long standing goal of joining the 27-nation bloc. Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Most Europeans oppose Turkey's entry bid because it is a Moslem country, poor, and situated mostly in Asia
Erdogan told journalists that plans to change the constitution, key to keeping Turkey's bid for EU membership on track, are a "waste of time" as long as opposition parties keep blocking all efforts in parliament. Erdogan's comments were the clearest sign yet that his government could ditch its long standing goal of joining the 27-nation bloc. Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Most Europeans oppose Turkey's entry bid because it is a Moslem country, poor, and situated mostly in Asia
