Germany's support signals 'renewal of political will' for Türkiye's EU path: Turkish foreign minister

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Addressing mechanisms applied to candidate countries, Fidan noted that some resources require approval from EU members.
57% : Turkish companies' growing presence in the EU through new firms and partnerships would allow Türkiye to make better use of these funds, he said.
57% : He said Ankara aims to build prosperity-based cooperation not only with the EU, but also with its partners to the east, north and across the Mediterranean.
56% : Hakan Fidan says 'there will be new progress' with EU as he highlights bloc's evolving security, defense agenda Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday that he believed there soon might be "new progress" in Ankara's push to join the EU, pointing to recent remarks by Germany's chancellor.
56% : Speaking during a live broadcast on A News, Fidan welcomed Friedrich Merz's comments supporting Türkiye's EU membership, calling them "an important renewal of political will." "I believe there will be new progress with the European Union in this period," he said, adding: "For the German chancellor to state publicly in Ankara that Germany wants Türkiye in the EU is a significant renewal of political will.
56% : Despite this, he stressed, the larger €800 billion fund, along with the growing number of Turkish firms establishing companies and joint ventures across the EU, will enable Türkiye to benefit from the bloc's financial instruments.
55% : " Highlighting Türkiye's progress, he added that Türkiye completed major infrastructure, energy, defense, health, communication and education investments largely without receiving major EU funds.
52% : Fidan also discussed recent shifts in EU security and defense priorities.
52% : The EU, he said, plans to establish a joint €150 billion (over $174 billion) low-interest fund to support defense capabilities, which member states will be able to access.
49% : He said the EU's efforts to reshape its security architecture place a strong emphasis on revitalizing the bloc's defense industry.
47% : "Following the election, the president made it clear to me that he expected maximum effort on this file," Fidan said, noting that this constituted a direct mandate on EU policy.
45% : Fidan said the EU has succeeded in becoming a supranational entity, but "could not become a civilization-transcending entity.
32% : He noted that the EU is now seeking to shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting because it cannot take decisions on several key issues, "including those related to Türkiye."
30% : Fidan criticized the EU for "importing the Greek Cypriot problem into its system," saying the bloc's decision-making rules have been exploited, leading to repeated internal deadlocks.

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