If the EU gives the Turks visa waivers to enter Europe, as a pay-off to the Turks keeping the refugees from the Middle East from crossing into Europe, it will be a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
We did not elect a government in the UK to do this, but it looks like it is going to happen anyway, and even if the UK objects, qualified majority voting will ensure our objection is over-ruled.
The EU Treaties by law, drive the EU towards ever closer union, to a United States of Europe. Cameron's opt-out from 'ever closer union' will have no effect on this historical progression.
The momentum is there, and so far, no equal and opposite force opposes it.
It looks increasingly like the refugee crisis will be used as a mechanism for ratcheting up Turkish integration, and this is a one way street - the EU doesn't readily un-do integration.
What does it matter to us if Turkey is not 'in' the EU, with a seat or two on the Council of Ministers, and its Prime Minister sitting on the Consilium , with a score of MEPs in the European Parliament, if there is freedom of movement for Turks across Europe?
On the ground, it will amount to the same thing, in practical terms. Once the Turks are free to move where they want across Europe, then they are 'in'. To say otherwise is semantics.
We did not elect a government in the UK to do this, but it looks like it is going to happen anyway, and even if the UK objects, qualified majority voting will ensure our objection is over-ruled.
The EU Treaties by law, drive the EU towards ever closer union, to a United States of Europe. Cameron's opt-out from 'ever closer union' will have no effect on this historical progression.
The momentum is there, and so far, no equal and opposite force opposes it.
It looks increasingly like the refugee crisis will be used as a mechanism for ratcheting up Turkish integration, and this is a one way street - the EU doesn't readily un-do integration.
What does it matter to us if Turkey is not 'in' the EU, with a seat or two on the Council of Ministers, and its Prime Minister sitting on the Consilium , with a score of MEPs in the European Parliament, if there is freedom of movement for Turks across Europe?
On the ground, it will amount to the same thing, in practical terms. Once the Turks are free to move where they want across Europe, then they are 'in'. To say otherwise is semantics.
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