Operation in Syria Closed the Door to the European Union for Turkey

Ankara’s operation in northern Syria thwart Turkey’s prospects of becoming a member of the European Union, said interrogated deputies of the European Parliament (EP). A summit will be held in Brussels this week to discuss possible sanctions against Ankara. One of the options is a coordinated embargo on military supplies to Turkey, reported by iz.ru. In this situation, the restart of negotiations on the EU membership, which Ankara has been seeking since 1987, has actually been removed from the agenda. According to several European politicians, in the light of the military operation in Syria, the door to the European Union for Turkey is closed. “Ankara made it clear by its actions that it does not want to be part of the EU,” said Thierry Mariani, a French deputy in the European Parliament’s Committee on International Affairs. Milan Urik, the Slovak deputy in the EP’s delegation on relations with Turkey, also believes that the EU cannot put up with Ankara’s threats. According to the politician, the EU must carefully protect its external borders and stop negotiations with Turkey on membership. Point