2025 Commission report on Türkiye

Tabled by Tomasz Froelich, Alexander Sell

1. Removed: Reaffirms its appreciation for the long-standing aspirations of the majority of the Turkish people regarding accession to Added: Recommends that EU accession negotiations with Türkiye should be officially closed, in the interest of both the EU and Removed: 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 accession process cannot be resumed; Added: Türkiye; considers Türkiye to be an important strategic partner of the EU and invites the European Council to request that the Commission develop a strategic partnership between the EU and Türkiye as an alternative path to membership;

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