France, Germany to oppose Turkey’s accession to EUMay 5, 2012 - 17:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Professor Laszlo Kemeny (Hungary) ruled out Turkey’s accession to the European Union until leading EU member-countries stand against it. “EU decisions are taken by consensus. Turkey may join the Euroasian Union after it deems EU membership improbable,” Professor Kemeny told PanARMENIAN.Net adding that France’s or Germany’s stance on the issue is unlikely to change in the coming 5-10 years. Turkey's application to accede to the European Union was made on 14 April 1987. Turkey signed a Customs Union agreement with the EU in 1995 and was officially recognized as a candidate for full membership on 12 December 1999, at the Helsinki summit of the European Council. Negotiations were started on October 3, 2005. The membership bid has become a major controversy of the ongoing enlargement of the European Union Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |