Greek MEP: Turkey's 'Blue Homeland' doctrine closes EU door

Nikos Papandreou highlighted the significance of a European Parliament resolution concerning Turkey's actions. The resolution addresses Greece's and Cyprus's rights violations, interference with significant projects in Greece's Exclusive Economic Zone, such as the Great Sea Interconnector, and Turkey's move towards authoritarian governance.

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The European Parliament's resolution on Greece's and Cyprus's rights violations, the harassment of significant projects in the Greek EEZ – such as the Great Sea Interconnector – and the path towards an authoritarian governance model vindicates all those times when the majority of Greek MEPs openly raised human rights violations.

Papandreou stated that the resolution vindicates the majority of Greek MEPs who have openly raised concerns about human rights violations. He described Turkey's anti-European tactics, beginning with a casus belli and escalating to the "Blue Homeland" doctrine, as increasingly closing the door to the EU for the Turkish people. These people, he argued, are paying the price for their leadership's authoritarian choices, both towards neighbors and allies.

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Turkey's anti-European tactics, starting with a casus belli and culminating in the "Blue Homeland," are increasingly closing the door to the EU for the Turkish people, who are paying the price for their leadership's authoritarian choices both towards neighbors and allies.

While most Greek MEPs support Turkey's European path, Papandreou emphasized that this is only possible through a substantial change in Turkey's attitude and the abandonment of all revisionist and challenging policies. He stressed the need for continued vigilance.

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Most Greek MEPs are in favor of Turkey's European course, but this passes exclusively through an essential change of attitude and the abandonment of all revisionist and challenging policies.