“Will give up”? They gave up a long time ago.
they intermittently bring it up to get votes from more center and younger voters
I mean, it does look like a sensible option. BRICS countries are growing in number and their combined wealth is nothing to sneeze at.
Turkey was never really allowed to be a part of EU and therefore will join the cool new club while the rest of Europe grows in far right rhetoric, and generally anti islamic sentiment.
I dunno. It may have been on the table at one point had they continued to work towards improving infrastructure and combating corruption. But once Erdogan turned autocrat, that door was closed.
What a bunch of turkeys
Lucky them. It’s going to drag the rest of us down. The EU is finished. “To be a friend to America…”
Turkey won’t be missed, but also Europe’s economy is collapsing so this is a win-win imo