The report on Turkey’s progress towards meeting standards for EU membership says Ankara is ‘backsliding’. The report, published on Wednesday by the EU’s executive arm, accused Ankara of “serious backsliding” on democratic standards, the rule of law, human rights and judicial independence. The Turkish ministry said the allegations were unfair and highlighted “the insincerity of EU’s approach and a clear …
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