{"id":1794,"date":"2017-11-18T14:58:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T15:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/eu-reduces-turkeys-pre-accession-funds-in-2018-budget-amid-strained-ties\/"},"modified":"2017-11-18T14:58:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T15:58:50","slug":"eu-reduces-turkeys-pre-accession-funds-in-2018-budget-amid-strained-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/eu-reduces-turkeys-pre-accession-funds-in-2018-budget-amid-strained-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"EU reduces Turkey's pre-accession funds in 2018 budget amid strained ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\tMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) and member states agreed on Saturday to slash the \u201cpre-accession funds\u201d by 105 million euros ($123.795 million), and froze an additional 70 million euros ($82.53 million) of previously announced spending.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThe decision was made over doubts about Ankara’s commitment to democracy and human rights.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\u201cWe consider the deteriorating situation in relation to democracy, rule of law and human rights worrying,\u201d the legislators said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe have sent a clear message that the money that the EU provides cannot come without strings attached,\u201d said Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan, the lead rapporteur for the budget.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\t\t\tThe EU had initially pledged 4.45 billion euros ($5.24 billion) in pre-accession spending for Turkey from 2014 to 2020. Only 360 million euros ($424.44 million) has, however, been allocated so far.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tEuropean 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 at the time.<\/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 EU 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\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 repressive 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 US-based cleric Fethullah 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 was set to receive almost 500 million euros next year for the EU\u2019s common budget.<\/p>\n

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