2025 Commission report on Türkiye

Tabled by Mieke Andriese, Jordan Bardella, António Tânger Corrêa, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Hermann Tertsch, Matthieu Valet, Julie Rechagneux, Afroditi Latinopoulou

1. Removed: Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of the majority of the Turkish people regarding accession to the EU and maintaining Türkiye’s candidate status, despite the persistent lack of progress and political will; acknowledges the fatigue that, as a consequence, continues to grow among stakeholders on both sides of the process; underscores, however, that any development in the accession process requires tangible progress in upholding the rule of law and democratic processes and believes that, in the absence of such progress, Türkiye’s EU Added: Notes that accession negotiations have remained at a standstill since 2018 and that no meaningful progress has been achieved in fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria; considers therefore that, given these circumstances, the accession process cannot be Removed: resumed; Added: revived and calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that any future strategic partnership with Türkiye can only be pursued upon full compliance with its obligations towards all EU Member States as a realistic alternative to accession;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.323