Small Countries Join EU, Big Countries Bargain

Small countries were joining the European Union while big countries were bargaining, Turkey’s president said late Dec. 9 after Turkey’s disappointment in not progressing in its EU bid while Croatia signed its accession treaty. « Small countries are joining the EU, but big countries are bargaining, » Gul said at the fourth World Policy Conference in Vienna, Austria. Gul’s remarks came after Croatia, whose negotiation process with the union began at the same time as Turkey, signed an accession treaty with the EU. […]