The CAP for Turkey? Potential Market Effectsand Budgetary Implications

At the EU Council in December 2004,European heads of governmentsfollowed the proposal of theEuropean Commission and decidedto open EU accession negotiationswith Turkey in October 2005. Theprospect of Turkish membershipis a controversial issue in the EUbecause of its geopolitical and securityaspects, the compatibility of politicalinstitutions, income divergence andpotential labour mobility, along withthe budgetary consequences forcurrent EU member states stemmingfrom EU structural and cohesionpolicies. When compared to theseissues, the consequences of applyingthe CAP to Turkey are not at theforefront of the discussion....