Peace and security in 2021: The EU's evolving relations with Turkey
Briefing
28-07-2021
Turkey first sought cooperation with the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1959 (European Union (EU) as of 1992), and has since been key partner of the EU on matters relating to migration, counter-terrorism and trade. The EU and Turkey have been linked by an Association Agreement since 1964, and a Customs Union Agreement since 1995. However, in recent years, EU-Turkey relations have been suffered from Turkey's lukewarm adoption of EU standards and democratic principles and Ankara's actions in the EU neighbourhood..
Briefing
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Policy area
Keyword
- aid to refugees
- Asia and Oceania
- cooperation policy
- customs union
- democratisation
- distribution of EU funding
- economic geography
- enlargement of the Union
- EU finance
- Europe
- European Association Agreement
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- executive power and public service
- GEOGRAPHY
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- political framework
- political geography
- POLITICS
- rule of law
- tariff policy
- TRADE
- trade cooperation
- Türkiye