Friday, May 6, 2016

Turkey's Erdogan Tells The EU: "We Will Go Our Way, You Go Yours"



The Guardian: EU-Turkey visa deal on brink as Erdoğan refuses to change terror laws

Refugee pact appears in danger of falling apart as Turkish president tells Europe: ‘We’ll go our way, you go yours’

A visa-free travel deal between the EU and Turkey was on the brink of collapse on Friday night, after Turkey’s president insisted he would not change his country’s anti-terrorism laws, a key condition of the agreement. “We’ll go our way, you go yours,” said Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

When the European commission made a conditional offer of visa-free travel earlier this week, it said Ankara must rewrite its anti-terrorism laws because they were used to prosecute journalists and government critics.

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WNU Editor: It looks like Germany is now realizing that their much ballyhooed EU migrant deal with Turkey may be on the verge of collapsing .... Germany expects Turkey to stick to EU migrant deal after PM quits (Reuters)

More News On Turkish President Erdogan's Response To The EU

Turkey's Erdogan rebuffs EU on terrorism law; 'we're going our way, you go yours.' -- Reuters
Erdogan says Turkey won't revise terror law for visa deal -- France 24
Turkey's Erdogan takes tough EU line after PM quits -- BBC
Erdogan Rules Out Reforming Turkey's Anti-terror Laws -- VOA
Turkish President Erdogan Rejects EU Request on Antiterrorism Laws -- WSJ
‘You can go your way’: Erdogan rejects demands to change anti-terror law for EU visa deal -- RT
Erdogan Snubs EU on Terror Laws for Visa-Free Travel for Turks -- Bloomberg

2 comments:

Jay Farquharson said...

Ergodan must be channeling his inner "Cookie Monster",

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CL_GShyGv3o

War News Updates Editor said...

Yup. A classic from Victoria Nuland.