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Kilicdaroglu Eyes EU Membership If Elected in May

TURKEY
Leader of the main opposition party and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has said that if elected, his main goal will be making Turkey a member of the European Union, adding that the union should share Turkey’s refugee burden, the Turkish edition of Voice of America reported.
  • The CHP leader expressed hope that Turkey would fulfill the remaining six of the 72 criteria the has EU proposed for visa-free travel during their term in power.
  • Among the remaining issues are reassessing legislation on terrorism in line with EU standards, complying with the same standards on personal data legislation, ensuring judicial cooperation with EU member states on criminal matters, finalising an operational agreement with Europol and continuing to fight corruption.

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