{"id":1076,"date":"2017-10-20T19:53:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/eu-to-reduce-turkey-pre-accession-payment-amid-souring-relations\/"},"modified":"2017-10-20T19:53:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:53:33","slug":"eu-to-reduce-turkey-pre-accession-payment-amid-souring-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/eu-to-reduce-turkey-pre-accession-payment-amid-souring-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"EU to reduce Turkey pre-accession payment amid souring relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\tTusk told a news conference on Friday that the bloc had agreed in two days of talks in Brussels to cut or reroute some of the 4.4 billion euros ($5.2 bln) Ankara was due to get as part of its accession talks in 2014-20.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\u201cIt was a substantive discussion. We want to keep the door open to Ankara, but the current reality in Turkey is making this difficult,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tTusk\u2019s comments came after European leaders reached an agreement on October 19 to explore cuts in EU funds to Turkey.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for the measure in response to what she described as Turkey\u2019s \u201cunacceptable\u201d violation of human rights<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\u201cWe have asked the Commission to make recommendations on changing and reducing the pre-accession aid,\u201d Merkel told reporters.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tTurkey has been trying to become an EU member since the 1960s. Formal EU accession talks began in 2005, but the process has been plagued by problems.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThe EU has opened 16 out of the 35 chapters required for Turkey to join the 28-nation bloc, but only one of them has so far been concluded.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tTurkey and the European Union sealed a deal in March 2016 to stem the flow of refugees to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAside from the money that the EU gives Turkey as part of the accord, the Turkish government is set to receive 4.4 billion euros from the EU between 2014 and 2020.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tSome European countries argue that aid meant to help Turkey reform politically now makes no sense as Turkish officials are pressing ahead with a heavy-handed crackdown and restive measures in the wake of the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tTens of thousands of people have been arrested in Turkey on suspicion\u00a0of having links to Gulen and the failed coup. More than 110,000 others, including military staff, civil servants and journalists have been sacked or suspended from work over the same accusations.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThe international community and rights groups have been highly critical of the Turkish president over the massive dismissals and the crackdown.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tTurkey is set to receive almost 500 million euros next year for the EU\u2019s common budget.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThe European Parliament has suggested reducing the transfer by 50 million euros next year, with another 30 million euros set aside for further cuts should the relationship with Turkey gets further worse.<\/p>\n

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