Rising anti-EU sentiments and a rising emphasis on nationwide sovereignty are undermining the spirit of European unity, a deputy chief of Türkiye’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) stated Tuesday.
“We are noticing that the spirit of unity is being undermined in an environment where anti-EU sentiments have become a core philosophy and there is a growing focus on the importance of national sovereignty,” Zafer Sirakaya, social gathering’s deputy chief for overseas relations, advised Anadolu following the European Parliament elections which ended Sunday.
“We are witnessing a process where each country’s internal issues are being highlighted, and domestic politics are also becoming decisive in the EU’s voting process,” he stated.
The founding philosophy and spirit of the EU have been considerably compromised with the newest elections, he warned.
Sirakaya highlighted that the Social Democrats, Greens, and Liberals have confronted important losses in votes within the EP elections, whereas populist political events, which will be described as far-right, have considerably attracted extra votes.
“It has been a period in which factions questioning the very existence of the EU and trying to politicize anti-immigrant sentiments have significantly increased their votes,” he defined.
A examine by the AK Party discovered that in 2004, solely 8% of the European Parliament was composed of separatist events against the EU, versus over 20% within the newest elections, Sirakaya underlined.
On Türkiye’s EU membership course of, he stated: “Especially with the Russia-Ukraine war, it has once again become clear how crucial Türkiye is from a security perspective.”
Ongoing conflicts have proven that Türkiye is indispensable by way of vitality corridors and that the nation’s presence within the area is extraordinarily helpful for migration insurance policies, he stated.
“If Europe wants to act as a political giant, we believe this will not be possible without Türkiye,” he stated, including that “a win-win formula is extremely valuable.”
Preliminary outcomes from the EP elections confirmed a shift to the suitable amongst 720 lawmakers elected within the 27 EU international locations.
According to preliminary outcomes, the European People’s Party, representing Germany’s Christian Democrats, gained 184 seats.
So far, the Green Party/European Free Alliance has secured 52 seats, the Socialists and Democrats 139, the European Renewal Party 80, and the Left 36. In addition, 53 deputies weren’t affiliated with any European Parliament teams.
Source: www.anews.com.tr