The report on Turkey’s progress towards meeting standards for EU membership says Ankara is ‘backsliding’.Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has slammed the European Commission’s annual report assessing its long-stalled bid to join the European Union, saying it was unjust and biased.The report, published on Wednesday by the EU’s executive arm, accused Ankara of “serious backsliding” on democratic standards, the rule of law, human rights and judicial independence.“We categorically reject unfounded claims and unjust criticisms, particularly on the political criteria and the Chapter on Judiciary and Fundamental Rights,” the Turkish ministry said in a statement on Thursday.On September 13, the European Parliament adopted a report by the European Commission stating Turkey’s EU accession process “cannot be resumed” without a “drastic change of course” by Ankara.fundamental, eu, rule, biased, ankara, ministry, law, european, report, bid, unjust, membership, rights, standards, turkeys, slams, #trending , #youtube , #thespokesperson , #google

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