RE: UK to leave EU
June 25, 2016 at 11:51 am
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2016 at 11:51 am by Homeless Nutter.)
(June 25, 2016 at 11:38 am)madog Wrote: Err ... Turkey has been an associate member since 1963, they have to fulfill a certain 72 requirements, they have presently satisfied 65 ... Neither you or I can state whether they will be a member, but they are certainly in line
Err... How about you try and read the stuff you link to?
Quote:In March 2016, the EU assessed that Turkey at the time met 35 of the necessary 72 requirements for free visa travel throughout Europe.[10] In May 2016, this number had risen to 65 out of 72.[11]
Nothing about Turkey becoming a member. UK may negotiate visa-free travel with EU, after leaving - that won't make it a member either. All EU countries must accept the new member and public opinion in most European countries is against it. What do you imagine Turkey may do to change that, all of a sudden?
Turkey may be in line for as long as it takes them to become an actual European country, which is not going to happen in our lifetimes.
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