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[humanist]

the rule of law!
The European Union warned Turkey this week that it must abide by the rule of law. The warning was made by the EU's Expansion Commissioner Olli Rehn in reaction to the involvement of the Turkish military in Turkey's election process and the Generals veiled threat of a coup,if Abdullah Gul was elected to the presidency.
This prompted Rehn to declare that if Turkey wanted to keep its goal of joining the EU it needs to respect the basic principles of the union.
Rehn's clear warning to Turkey is certainly commendable and Cyprus, as a victim of Turkish aggression and gross violation of human rights, cannot but welcome it!
But, at the same time, Cyprus cannot refrain from pointing out that respect for the rule of law is a principle that needs to be respected without exception. And, most regretfully, this is by no means the case when it comes to the EU's position in connection with Turkey's refusal to implement the judgements of the European Human Rights Court dealing with Cyprus.
The EU has been tolerating this blatant Turkish Contempt of Court situation for decades in the cases where Turkey has been found guilty of violating the human rights of the Greek Cypriot refugees who were ethnically cleansed from the Turkish occupied north of the island and whose homes and other properties have been usurped.
The Rights Court fined Turkey heavily for this and ordered it to restore the refugees usurped properties, but the Turkish government has been refusing to do so.
It may well be pointed out to Mr Rehn that Turkey, emboldened by the EU's failure to punish it for its continuing contempt of court in connection with the Cypriot refugee cases, may well dump his latest demand that it must respect the rule of law in the waste paper basket without a second thought.
And, when it comes to respect for the rule of law, surely it is high time that the EU itself lived up to this principle itself by taking action against Turkey for its continuing failure to do so. In the final analysis the EU's failure to take such action makes it equally guilty of such a failure.




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[zan]

Guilt has a heavy price Humanist. The EU allowing the "RoC" into Europe when it clearly said it would not unless a solution was found and also the on going border disputes that outlaw such an entry, is playing on their minds. How can hey act on a law when it is clear they have broken a law in the first place.

[pitsilos]

really zan, and where did momma turkey get the ethnic cleansing permission?