"The European Commission has fallen far short of its obligations to enforce Turkey's compliance or to punish its flagrant violation of its own commitments across a broad range of issues. Europeans expect the Commission to act in a more principled and responsible manners on this core matter concerning the future of the EU," said the Chairperson of the European Armenian Federation, Mrs Hilda Tchoboian. In her words, the European Armenian Federation considers these half-measures a clear retreat from the Council's own decision in December of 2004, which firmly established the terms of the negotiation framework. This understanding stipulated that, in case of serious and persistent violation of the principles on which the Union is based, the Commission must fully suspend its negotiations with Turkey, the EAFJD told PanARMENIAN.Net.

"European civil society does not understand why the Commission keeps on acting as the hostage of Ankara's demands for double standards and special treatment. Far from demanding Turkey's compliance, the Commission is actively ignoring the recent European Parliament resolution regarding the conditions for the suspension of talks with
Turkey," said Tchoboian. "As such, we call on Member States to recognize the Commissions moral failure and to enact measures of their own accord to ensure that the values and the standards of the Union are respected," she said.