国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey-EU relations: New lease of life or just wishful thinking?
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 30-- <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p><span word="Tensions">Tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Claude">Claude</span> <span word="Juncker">Juncker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span>, <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> 12-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="renewing">renewing</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="caution">caution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>- <span word="and">and</span>-<span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contention">contention</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persecute">persecute</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="academics">academics</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span>.</p>
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