Professor Laszlo Kemeny (Hungary) ruled out Turkey’s accession to the European Union until leading EU member-countries stand against it.

“EU decisions are taken by consensus. Turkey may join the Euroasian Union after it deems EU membership improbable,” Professor Kemeny told PanARMENIAN.Net, adding that France’s or Germany’s stance on the issue is unlikely to change in the coming 5-10 years.

Turkey's application to accede to the European Union was made on 14 April 1987. Turkey signed a Customs Union agreement with the EU in 1995 and was officially recognized as a candidate for full membership on 12 December 1999, at the Helsinki summit of the European Council. Negotiations were started on October 3, 2005. The membership bid has become a major controversy of the ongoing enlargement of the European Union