European Union

Turkey, a NATO member and European Union aspirant, has a long history of jailing journalists and dissenters.

Turkey has been a candidate to the European Union since 1999 and a staunch NATO partner since 1952.

John Paul II told the European Union at the time that it was “a beacon of civilization.”

The European Union has noticed, and warned the country that this cannot go on.

The move would reverse restrictions placed on the police passed only nine months ago to match European Union standards.

It buys from the European Union finished goods, products and services.

Central Europe provides the European Union with raw materials and cheap labour.

The dream of the European Union confronted the nightmare of a dismembered Yugoslavia throughout the last decade.