Merkel and German politicians press for a tough stance on Turkey

Chancellor Angela Merkel and German politicians have pressed for a tough stance on Turkey. But an EU summit next week may not deliver an immediate response. Merkel said on Saturday she did not expect a decision on Turkey’s EU accession process next week at a summit of European leaders in Brussels.

Merkel had said ahead of last month’s German elections that Turkey’s morbid EU accession process may be put on hold in response to the country’s autocratic trajectory and repeated clashes with Europe. “We will certainly not make any decisions, but I would like to hear my colleagues’ opinions as to how they see bilateral relations with Turkey, and what conclusions we can potentially draw from them,” Merkel said in an online video released Saturday.

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