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   From: karpharth"@nyma.com   
      
   On 07/08/2011 02:01, rick murphy wrote:   
   >   
   > As negotiations for Turkey’s EU bid drag on into their the sixth year,   
   > American expats told Sunday’s Zaman that they do not see EU accession   
   > in the near future.   
      
   > In his dissertation Bacon analyzed the accession from both the Turkish   
   > and the EU’s point of view, finding that it would fundamentally alter,   
   > though in a positive way, the relationship between the two entities.   
   >   
   > Though he said he cannot say whether the EU is a “Christian club,”   
   > Bacon did say that Christianity is a fundamental element in European   
   > history.   
   >   
   > Bacon did share at least one thing with the American expats -- his   
   > optimism for Turkey’s accession has also waned since he moved here. “I   
   > was more positive two years ago,” Bacon said. “But the more I have   
   > seen, the more I think it [Turkey’s EU accession] is not going to   
   > happen any time soon. …Maybe in 10 years, if it happens.”   
      
      
   - 2023 has already been expressed by members of European Parliament.   
   However both French President and German Chancellor are in favour of   
   Privileged associate membership rather than full accession. No reasons   
   are given for this alternative, but one would be very sure that   
   the freedom of movement and work within the EU is the prime objection to   
   full membership. Also a Christian club image will not be destroyed by   
   colonizing a handy geographical area without giving a membership status.   
      
   - Turkey is subjected to conformity discussions with EU. Out of 33   
   commissions only one has finished the work. Most of these commissions   
   stopped because conditions demanded from Turkey are more stringent than   
   those of any of the recent additions were subjected to.   
      
   All of the academical studies are done under assumptions that Turkey   
   will be subject to normal regulations as other member countries. That is   
   the normal assumption, yet EU demands very heavy specific agricultural   
   and farming restrictions as well as restrictions of exports of   
   manufactured goods.   
      
   The more Turkey seeks accession to EU, the more stringent demands bring   
   her manufacturing and agriculture industry to stand still. Turkey is a   
   paradise for importers. This in fact makes her position stronger if she   
   decides to withdraw her application.   
      
   However this is not likely to happen, as the existing government is more   
   in favour of joining the EU as the only Muslim Nation. Turkey will be   
   sponsored to no limit as long as she will be in EU and defend the rights   
   of the Islamic population in EU.   
      
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