Now US Wants Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement With European Union To Include Turkey: Who's Next?
from the interesting-geography dept
Last week we wrote about the important news that Mexico is asking to join what began as a bilateral trade agreement between the US and Europe, with the suggestion that Canada might follow suit. Now, via @FFII, we learn that even before Mexico's announcement, the US has been encouraging other countries to join:
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday US Secretary of State John Kerry wanted Turkey to be included in Transatlantic Free-Trade Area (TAFTA).
As with Mexico's application, it would seem that the European Union doesn't get any choice in the matter. But what's really interesting here is that it confirms the impression that the US is keen to build out TAFTA to include many more countries, including some far from the Atlantic that originally defined it. The big question is now: who's next on the list?
Davutoglu said they would follow closely the process of Turkey's inclusion in TAFTA.
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and who knows? Maybe Monaco.
We'll try to stay serene and calm...
When Alabama gets the bomb!
Who's next, who's next, who's next...
Who's Next?
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Turkey has a customs union with the EU
If you have to rant, at least don't be ignorant.
If Turkey does not get involved with the negotiations now, it will face a fait accompli once they are completed, as it is already integrated with European Customs Area. So it is natural for it to be a party in any trade agreements EU is involved with.
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Re: Turkey has a customs union with the EU
Heck go mad and include The Council Of Europe with Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Aszerbadjan etc. basically the old USSR and old yugoslavian countries...
Somewhere you have to draw the line and including Turkey should make it a no-brainer to include EEA and EFTA. Getting crowded? Absolutely!
There has to be a line drawn somewhere and that line is usually EU + Switzerland. Including Turkey seems more of a "Turkey is our allies"-thing than based on customs. ACTA was almost 50 % about customs and Turkey was not a party there, so the argument seems weak!
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They should just fuck off and leave the rest of the world to manage their own affairs.
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(I do not mean it's citizens.)
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The war on...
Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Iran, Cyberthreats, Terror, Drugs, (fill in the blank).
Sad thing is. I'm American.
I wish the US would concentrate on its own problems (trillions of dollars in debt and out of control government spending) instead of wasting time playing cops and robbers with the world.
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A great example
A) Do the same thing, goto jail and be broke for the rest of their life
B) Sell the information to someone who realy is a criminal
C) Do nothing
Pretty sure A is not an option.
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b) how long before the EU actually grows some balls and tells the USA 'hang on a minute, who gave you sole rights to invite countries on board? we have a say in this as well!!'
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Turkey?
Now US Wants Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement With European Union To Include Turkey:
Does this mean they don't know the difference between a trade agreement and a thanksgiving celebration?
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Bad idea...
I don't think that free trade is our problem right now.
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free trade agreement
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