Cem wrote:Viewpoint wrote:You are both dreaming, Turkey is not a European country that can embrace and adopt EU principles, the sheer fact that if Turkey gets anywhere near entry she will have the biggest say in the EU according to population will ensure that the goals posts will continue to change so as not to allow full membership. I applaud France and Germany for being honest and saying that only special partnership will be available, the others are bullshiting as they would not allow Turkey into the EU, they will use aby excuse especially the GCs to keep her out.
Just exactly have I been saying thats racist? I support either a level playing field for people to choose which side they wish to reside and under which administration, whats racist about this. I support all refugees get rights back to their properties where physically possible and compensation for those where it is not.
I support all armies GO after a comprehensive solution is agreed.
I support Maraş be returned after a comprehensive solution is agreed.
I support settlers on both sides go home after applying EU principles.
But knowing that neither side has vision or the desire to compromise on the above to create a new united Cyprus, agreed partition is the only real viable solution, feel free to prove me wrong.
Admitting that Turkey will help finding a solution to CyProb, still, she will never be a full member of E.U.
In case Turkey turns nasty, RoC has the power to veto, that much is agreed.
What Roc and Greece don't have, is the power to help to speed up Turkey's admission in the event of a solution to Cyprob.
This unfortunately something that can not happen as there are plenty of other E.U states opposed to her membership not only France and Germany, the big boys of E.U.
So, what we have here is an asymmetrical power situation.
I personally both like and respect president Christophias, but I think he should revise his strategy if it is solely banking on Turkey's (improbable) E.U membership.
The biggest obstacle to Turkey's EU accession, is Turkey itself! Turkey must first make up its mind, if it truly wants to become a European, and then an EU member state. I do not much agree with Cem's assessment. First of all, the positive image that Turkey will attain, by truly doing its best for a solution in Cyprus to be found (which translates into ridding itself of its illegitimate so-called red lines,) will give an entirely new dynamic to its EU accession prospects. Sarkozy and Merkel won't be there forever. Secondly, Turkey must realise that running behind parochial policies, methods and practices, internally, is not helping at all those in the EU that want to help her EU accession, and is strengthening the hand of those (fewer) that do not want to. I am sure that if Turkey truly does work on these two issues -Cyprus and its internal democratization, its EU accession will come a lot easier than they themselves, and most of us, imagine.
Trying not to change to the better, because of being afraid of the change itself and feeling more comfortable by staying the same, and then blaming it on the others for not showing enough eagerness to accept you as you want to remain, is a truly childish attitude. Wanting to change to the better must be an on-going self-motivated trade, and not one based on whether others are promising or not-promising you something!