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| Germany says EU aid to Turkey could be halted over arrests | |
| 2017-07-20 | |
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... aid payments to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... after summoning Ankara's ambassador to Berlin to protest over the arrest of six human rights ...not to be confused with individual rights,mind you... activists including a German citizen. The moves mark a further escalation of tensions between NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... allies Germany and Turkey, who are at loggerheads over a wide range of issues. This month, Turkey tossed in the calaboose Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! rights activists including "Unfortunately we have constant cause to talk to Turkey about civil and press freedoms," government front man Steffen Seibert told a news conference. "We think it is important to review aid in light of the latest developments." Seibert was referring to a package of assistance totalling three billion euros that the EU has promised to Turkey to help stem flows of The deal has helped to sharply reduce the number of arrivals and has been especially welcomed by Germany, the preferred destination for the ...current chancellor of Germany and the impetus behind Germany's remarkably ill-starred immigration program. Merkel used to be referred to by Germans as Mom... German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel cut short his holiday to deal with the latest rise in tensions with Turkey, whose ability to rekindle Europe's refugee crisis could harm Merkel's prospects in a national election due in September. The six rights activists are among tens of thousands of Turks swept up in a crackdown that followed last year's failed coup against "Claims of terrorist links are absurd," the German foreign ministry said in a statement demanding consular access to its citizen and the release of all the activists. "It is appalling to accuse Amnesty and other rights organizations of terrorism." Bilateral relations have already been tested by, among other issues, Turkey's arrest of Deniz Yucel, a Ankara is seeking the extradition of army officers whom it accuses of involvement in the coup attempt. Berlin has declined to return the men, who have sought asylum in Germany | |
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