The enlargement of NATO and the integration of new members into it is a different process than the enlargement of the EUsaid the deputy representative of the Commission, Dana Spinandasked about his statements Tayyip Erdogan on Turkey’s EU accession and Ankara’s block on Sweden to join the North Atlantic Alliance.

At the same time, he pointed out that “The EU has a very specific enlargement process with a very very clear set of stepswhich all candidate countries must follow, even those who wish to become candidate countries”.

According to what the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul reported earlier, Manolis KostidisThe Erdogan, as usual, started the “bargain” by asking for Turkey’s EU membership in exchange for saying “yes” to Sweden’s NATO membership

“Right now there is a Turkey that has been waiting at the gates of the EU for 50 years… Almost all NATO countries are members of the EU… I address the countries that have put Turkey on hold for 50 years, as I will also address Vilnius. First open Turkey’s way to the EU, just like we did with Finland to open Sweden’s way to NATO. Last night, in this style, I also told Mr. Biden,” interpreted Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Manolis Kostidis broadcasts.

“We can’t take it anymore. 50 years have passed… We are not just any country. They must know it,” he said.

The president of Turkey noted that Parliament will take the final decision. “Without the Parliament’s decision we cannot take any step. For the F-16 they keep telling us how ”this has to go through Congress.” Well, since they have the Congress and we have our Parliament” he pointedly remarked.