Argumentation Essay
Why Turkey should be a part of the European Union
The European Union (EU) is a great opportunity to strengthen a country 's economy and politics because of its principles of solidarity and economic support to gain an equal and high living standard for all citizens. In 2004, it had their sixth and biggest enlargement in history in which 10 new countries did join the EU. Three years later, Romania and
Bulgaria were permitted to join as well. Today, it consists of over 500 million citizens living within the borders of the 27 member states. One of the aims of the EU is “to raise the living standards of the countries which joined in 2004 (...) – plus Bulgaria and Romania – to EU levels.” (EUROPA 2008) This aim has almost been reached since many new member countries experience an economic boom due to the acceptance, and rise to EU standards in a very short time (EUROPA 2008). There is a possibility for other countries to join the
EU after negotiations. One of the interested countries is Turkey which has submitted its application in 1987 and is still waiting for permission to join this union. Since the negotiations started in 2005, the Turkish economy has been rapidly growing.
Unfortunately, there are still many EU members who do not believe that Turkey is ready to join the European Union and there are still many critics who do not think that Turkey should be a part of this organization. I argue that there are many reasons why Turkey should be in the EU and why the EU itself would profit from, it such as economical reasons, the benefits of the geographic location, political reasons.
Although Turkey has not yet profited from the economical benefits of the European
Union, Turkey 's economy has been rising under the government of the conservative AKP party and his prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for five years now. The Turkish trade market is growing and has got a great potential with a lot of qualified labour. Turkey 's membership in the EU
The European Union (EU) is a great opportunity to strengthen a country 's economy and politics because of its principles of solidarity and economic support to gain an equal and high living standard for all citizens. In 2004, it had their sixth and biggest enlargement in history in which 10 new countries did join the EU. Three years later, Romania and
Bulgaria were permitted to join as well. Today, it consists of over 500 million citizens living within the borders of the 27 member states. One of the aims of the EU is “to raise the living standards of the countries which joined in 2004 (...) – plus Bulgaria and Romania – to EU levels.” (EUROPA 2008) This aim has almost been reached since many new member countries experience an economic boom due to the acceptance, and rise to EU standards in a very short time (EUROPA 2008). There is a possibility for other countries to join the
EU after negotiations. One of the interested countries is Turkey which has submitted its application in 1987 and is still waiting for permission to join this union. Since the negotiations started in 2005, the Turkish economy has been rapidly growing.
Unfortunately, there are still many EU members who do not believe that Turkey is ready to join the European Union and there are still many critics who do not think that Turkey should be a part of this organization. I argue that there are many reasons why Turkey should be in the EU and why the EU itself would profit from, it such as economical reasons, the benefits of the geographic location, political reasons.
Although Turkey has not yet profited from the economical benefits of the European
Union, Turkey 's economy has been rising under the government of the conservative AKP party and his prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for five years now. The Turkish trade market is growing and has got a great potential with a lot of qualified labour. Turkey 's membership in the EU
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