Turkey Insists on Full EU Membership

[The Lawspeaker]

Why not? Does European countries actually take pride in being a part of the EU?

Are you bloody nuts ? With them in the bloody EU we would get an invasion of Turks in the EU that will make the current one look like a trickle.

[Sol Invictus]

Are you bloody nuts ? With them in the bloody EU we would get an invasion of Turks in the EU that will make the current one look like a trickle.

Didn't think so.

[The Lawspeaker]

Didn't think so.

Turkey has over 80 million inhabitants.. the majority of them still living in poverty. Guess where they will be if Turkey joins the EU ?

Right in my bloody street !

[Pallantides]

Hopefully Norway will never join the EU.

[The Lawspeaker]

I pray for a miracle; my country LEAVING the EU.

[poiuytrewq0987]

It's a bit disturbing that Turkey has the second largest army in the NATO. It's also disturbing that Turkey can easily invade and win wars in Greece and Bulgaria if it wanted to. Balkan countries are definitely at the mercy of Turkey however they know that such invasion will not be without repercussions. Concerning Turkey wanting to join the EU, there's not a lot the EU can benefit from Turkey joining the EU.

[Anthropos]

It's a bit disturbing that Turkey has the second largest army in the NATO. It's also disturbing that Turkey can easily invade and win wars in Greece and Bulgaria if it wanted to. Balkan countries are definitely at the mercy of Turkey however they know that such invasion will not be without repercussions. Concerning Turkey wanting to join the EU, there's not a lot the EU can benefit from Turkey joining the EU.

There is too. You just gave a strong argument to the contrary of your conclusion and nothing in its favour.

There is the unholy alliance between political elite and corporate interest as usual. That dynamic works in many ways, two of the most important being focused on supply of labour and new areas in which to market products and services.

Not to mention that Turkey's military power and strategic position is another reason for the EU and the West to want to incorporate her and tie her in more closely in their plans.

[Murphy]

As much as I oppose the EU, I will fight tooth and nail to keep the Mohammedan out of it. The simple fact is that if Turkey enters the EU, it will finish us.

[poiuytrewq0987]

As much as I oppose the EU, I will fight tooth and nail to keep the Mohammedan out of it. The simple fact is that if Turkey enters the EU, it will finish us.

We need a IRA-esque organization except its goal would be to keep Turkey out of the EU.

[RoyBatty]

As much as I oppose the EU, I will fight tooth and nail to keep the Mohammedan out of it. The simple fact is that if Turkey enters the EU, it will finish us.

We're already finished, with or without the friends of Allah. The Muslims are but one of the threats. There are bigger and much worse ones, particularly the threat from those who live and move among us and who occupy most of the seats of authority.