Turkish President Erdogan is apparently ill – it is unclear to what extent this is so. Turkish media reports that he canceled his commitments due to illness. There was already speculation about Erdogan’s health in April.
Turkish media reports that Erdogan canceled his appointments due to illness. Details are not known. The latest speculation about Erdogan’s health came at the end of April, when he had to cancel a television interview.
Among the appointments now canceled is apparently the meeting of European Political Community (EPG) heads of state and government tomorrow in Granada, Spain. The GPE is intended to promote political cooperation in the interests of Europe as a whole. The community is open to all European countries that share EU values. However, these meetings should not be about the issue of Turkey’s future membership of the EU.
Negotiations on EU membership have been stalled for years
Before the NATO summit in July, Erdogan made it a condition for his country’s approval of Sweden’s NATO membership that talks on Turkey’s EU membership be resumed. They’ve been sitting idle for years.
Last Sunday, he attacked the EU in a speech and described visa requirements for Turks as sanctions in disguise. If the visa requirement is not lifted, the EU should no longer have any expectations from Turkey.