Wiseman Commission Rejects “Privileged Partnership”
from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff
Former president of Spain Felipe Gónzalez / AFP Photo from Hurriyet Daily News
The 12-member wise man commission French president Nikolas Sarkozy endeavored to setup in 2007 in part to frustrate Turkey’s accession track has instead concluded that walking away from Turkey’s accession process or granting it/treating its accession bid with something less than full membership is a betrayal that risks EU credibility.