Turkey in the European Union

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The paper discusses how Turkey has become the most controversial applicant member in the history of the European Union (EU). The paper discusses the specific concerns of current and future leaders of Europe and the general worry that expanding the EU may make it too vast and diverse to control. The paper predicts that Turkey will likely be accepted into the EU at some point, yet it may take a monumental fight for it to occur.

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"The ascension of Turkey into the European Union has been one of the most historically difficult of all expansion moves. Several member states with limited or strained relations with Turkey, (mainly France and Greece) opposed the absorption of Turkey into the EU. Their cited reasons for opposition included their own political agendas as well as the fact that Turkey was slow in meeting the Copenhagen criteria, set up early in the process as essential to membership. (Bache & George, 2006, p. 204) The Copenhagen criteria as detailed by the EU organization in 1993 were as follows; political criteria, applicant must have stable institutions, guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the protection of minorities. Economic criterion the applicant must have a functioning market economy, and the capacity to cope with the competitive market of the single EU, lastly the applicant must be able to take on the obligation of membership including its aims of political, economic and monetary union. (Bache & George, 2006, pp. 552-553) (Peterson & Shackleton, 2006, p. 35) (Woyke, 2002, p. 27)"

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