Because the resistance is growing against Turkey joining the EU, and there are no advances being made in human rights, freedom of speech and religion, CSU General Secretary Alexander Dobrindt is demanding that the billions being paid to Turkey be halted. Germany, who has no money for its own citizens and urgent services, and itself is financing the most necessary services in the meantime with credit at the cost of our grandchildren, is bearing the main burden of six billion Euros that are to be given away between 2001 and 2013 with nothing in return.

Der Merkur reports:

Dobrindt said via the Munich Merkur (Saturday edition), “It is unreasonable to our population that subsidies should be massively increased for Turkey in times of strict austerity in Germany and in all of Europe. The so-called EU integration aid for Turkey is supposed to double to nearly one billion Euros by 2013. From 2010 to 2011 alone, it will increase around 20 percent to 781.9 million Euros,” said the General Secretary.

A country can become a member of the EU only when it has met the so-called Copenhagen Criteria (in particular, those regarding democracy and human rights). In order to meet these requirements, EU member countries grant advisory as well as financial aid. There have been official negotiations with Turkey since 2005. Back in 2001 nearly three billion in EU funds flowed to Ankara, according to Dobrindt. A further three billion Euros is to make it there by 2013. “The German taxpayer is carrying the main burden. These payments are not justified. Turkey is not ready for accession. In such deciding factors as human rights, freedom of speech or religion, Ankara has no advances to show for it.

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Because the resistance is growing against Turkey joining the EU, and there are no advances being made in human rights, freedom of speech and religion, CSU General Secretary Alexander Dobrindt is demanding that the billions being paid to Turkey be halted. Germany, who has no money for its own citizens and urgent services, and ...

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