Continent leaders discuss the relationship with Ankara at their summit today

The “German Greens” demand a strict European stance against Turkey

Claudia Rot: The European Union is required to formulate publicly severe sanctions against Turkey ».

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The Deputy Speaker of the German Parliament belonging to the Green Party, Claudia Roth, called on the European Union, before its summit, to put pressure on Turkey.

In statements to the German news agency (dpa), Root said that the German government and the European Union are required "to finally use all available means to urge democracy and human rights," adding that "the weakness of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the economy." The European Union is required to "publicly formulate severe sanctions" and defend democratic values.

Root stated that what is based on optimism about relations with Turkey is "incomprehensible". "In the end, the massive authoritarian restructuring of Turkey by Erdogan lacks any indication of a common value basis," she said.

He also called the "Green Party" in the Bundestag to end the refugee agreement between the European Union and Turkey, which aims to limit immigration through Turkey to Greece.

Luis Amtsberg, an expert on refugee affairs in the party’s parliamentary bloc, told the Deutschland media network that making Erdogan the “gatekeeper of Europe” ignores the fact that people are increasingly fleeing Turkish politics. “This agreement violates asylum law. It must be terminated immediately. ”

The heads of state and government of the European Union will discuss, among other things, their relations with Turkey at the summit, which begins Thursday.

Last week, several developments in Turkey sparked international criticism, with President Erdoan announcing, for example, his withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention for the Protection of Women.

The Prosecutor's Office in Ankara also requested a ban on the pro-Kurdish HDP, and HDP politician Omar Faruk Cırcıolu - known for his commitment to human rights - was dropped in parliament.

Termination of Agreement

The "Green Party" in the Bundestag called for an end to the refugee agreement between the European Union and Turkey, which aims to limit immigration through Turkey to Greece.

LUISE AMTSBURG: Making Erdoan the "gatekeeper of Europe" ignore the fact that people are increasingly fleeing Turkey's politics.

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