RE: Kosovo
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 02-05-02 AT 10:24 PM (GMT)]Quite a silly little article in general. Some interesting points though:
1. The “west” could have sorted the situation out if they really wanted to badly. I mean, Tito did. Whether or not they have the right to do so – that’s another question entirely.
2. The USE is an embryonic reality. Don’t discount it. Every decision taken in Brussels and Strasbourg is designed to bring closer integration (official EU line). There is already a common market and a common currency – immigration and tax are definitely on the agenda too! Defence is a prickly argument but there’s no denying that it is on the Commission’s wish list.
PS – Geforce:
The Kurd issue is not the only and probably not the major issue preventing Turkish EU membership. Consider:
1. Not a 1st world country – poor, underdeveloped.
2. Ridiculous conflict with Greece, esp. over Cyprus. Remember that Greece is already a member!
3. Terrible human rights record.
4. In a virtual state of civil war in the eastern provinces.
5. Lack of western european sympathies. The Galatasaray murders were the tip of the iceberg in my opinion.
6. For gods sake – it isn’t even in Europe apart from a disrict of Istanbul!
7. Controversial point – every other EU member (actual or prospective) is a Christian state. Turkey isn’t.
8. The issue of EU territorial integrity. Turkey’s eastern borders are very porous which would be the death knell to an EU-wide immigration policy.
Turkey won’t join at all – they don’t stand a chance.
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