EU Parliament Set to Urge Suspension of Turkey’s Accession Talks
- Draft resolution seeks ‘temporary freeze’ of membership bid
- Non-binding move shows Europe’s anger over Turkish crackdown
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The European Parliament is poised to call for a halt to EU membership talks with Turkey in a non-binding move that will highlight the depth of concerns in Europe over Turkish authorities’ heightened crackdown on political opponents.
In a draft resolution drawn up by all the European Union assembly’s main political groups and due to be put to a vote on Thursday, the 28-nation Parliament urges EU governments “to initiate a temporary freeze of the ongoing accession negotiations with Turkey.” The vote by the full assembly is scheduled to take place at about noon in Strasbourg, France.