Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s (EPP) lead candidate to be the new EU Commission President , Wednesday insisted that Turkey will not become an EU member.
Weber insisted that Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, adding that he would end accession talks if he becomes European Commission president.
Turkey says EU membership remains one of its top strategic goals even though accession talks, formally launched in 2004, have been stalled for years.
Weber, told German conservatives in Passau in Bavaria that whilst he wanted good relations with Turkey “if I become Commission president, then I will instruct the offices in Brussels to end the talks with Turkey on accession to the European Union” .
Via Euronews
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