European, it is Islamic and doesnt fit into the EU Christian club. turkey is not rich enough to join, it will cost taxpayers in other countries more money if turkey is allowed to come into the EU. 1. Turkey is geographically important, it is better equipped to mediate the middle east better than European countries. 2. People with Islamic beliefs combining with other religions in the EU could be bad because the religions might not all get along. 2. Turkey would be a military asset. It has 1500 military personnel fighting in Afghanistan, plus Turks already changed to fit into the EU already abolished the death penalty and introduced tougher measures against torture, it also helps reforms for women and Kurds.
3. Political Factors- Complaints about turkey not being respectful of human rights based on the treatment of the Armenians after WW1.
3. Key pipelines bring oil and gas from Asia. 4. Theres cultural differences and some countries are bigger than others which makes it hard to integrate. 4. Large amounts of Turkish people are familiar with European customs.
5. Allowing turkey to join would allow a wave of immigrants into Europe. 5. Turkey joining the EU could be a pro by the expansion of religious beliefs.
6. Turkeys territorial claim on northern Cyprus is not accepted by Greece and others in Europe, it would cause tension. 6. Opened up 13 other chapters of the EU which made the laws come together. 7. Turkey is a huge country, it would excess too much power in the EU.
8. There was protests, so the EU governments blocked regional policy and 6 people were killed while 8,000 were injured.
#2 Part a. Immigration has become a problem for the EU because its affecting the whole nation. The article states that the immigrants have made the number of asylum seekers drop in recent years. They also said that immigrants were the reason for high unemployment. This rate could be rising because Europe could be using the immigrants to work for less money instead of paying a citizen of the country the appropriate amount. Young immigrant women and children are often used as prostitutes.
The article also states that another reason why immigration is a problem for the EU because of terrorism. It stated that the attack on 9/11 happened with 12 illegal citizens that made their way into the US to make the attack happen. The article states that terrorism comes from people who are immigrants to the country. This has made the countries tighten their boarder control to make sure it doesnt happen.
Part b. According to the Article, The Italian minister issued a 6 month permit for immigrants, hoping that immigrants will come to Italy through the Italian government instead of through gangs. The Swedish government doesnt want to restrict immigration because it believes in free movement between the member states, it also thinks that the labor will build the Swedish economy. The British, French and Germans have called for tighter border controls to reduce the amount of immigrants.
The British was all for the immigrants coming to their country. But this proved that the decision that was made by the British was very controversial and didnt work as planned. Now the immigrants are forced to apply for an asylum at their first point of entry. They do not wish to completely stop the movement of immigrants but to regulate it.