Bulletin n. 3/2009 | ||
January 2010 | ||
Aktar Cengiz |
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Is it in the EU’s interest to enlarge further? The case of Turkey | ||
in European View , vol. 8, n. 2, December , 2009 , 221-229 | ||
Turkey has been an official candidate for accession to the European Union since 1999, when accession talks began under the new rules of the enlargement policy. Since then Turkey’s candidacy has been stalled as a result of ‘enlargement fatigue’ and the evolving EU political scenario, in which membership largely depends on successful institutional reform. This article analyses the strengths and weaknesses of Turkey’s candidacy. | ||