'Turks increasingly distrustful of EU membership process'
Interview: Turks increasingly 'distrustful' of EU membership process
With the European Commission set to publish its annual progress report on Turkey's progress towards EU accession on 6 November, Turks themselves appear to be increasingly distrustful of the EU executive's enlargement policy. Turkish Secretary General for EU Affairs Mustafa Oguz Demiralp spoke to EurActiv Turkey in an interview.Demiralp: 'Turks increasingly distrustful of EU membership process'
Published: Wednesday 31 October 2007
Turkish public opinion towards the EU is best described as ‘distrustful’ rather than ‘pessimistic’, Mustafa Oguz Demiralp told EurActiv Turkey in an interview. He was speaking ahead of the publication of the Commission’s latest annual progress report on Turkey’s accession process, due on 6 November.
Mustafa Oguz Demiralp is Turkish Secretary General for EU Affairs (EUSG).
To read a shortened version of this interview, please click here.
A recent survey carried out by the German Marshall Fund found that 56% of Europeans believe Turkey will join EU, as opposed to just 26% of Turks. How do you interpret these results?
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