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Erdogan Links Sweden's NATO Membership To Turkey's EU Accession

Turkish President Tayyip #Erdogan, in an unexpected move, said on July 10 that the #European #Union should open the way for Ankara's #accession to the bloc before Turkey's parliament approves #Sweden's bid to join the #NATO military alliance.

Turkey's bid to join the EU has been frozen for years after membership talks were launched in 2005 under Erdogan's first term as prime minister. The ties between Ankara and members of the bloc soured several years ago, especially after a 2016 failed coup attempt in Turkey, but have since largely improved.

The bloc depends on the help of NATO ally Ankara, particularly on #migration

https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-sweden-nato-european-union-erdogan/32496862.html