The European Union at 60 and its importance to Turkey
(WorldNews Turkey)

Human history has made its most important political, economic, social and scientific advances on the European continent and the surrounding region. On the other hand, Europe has also suffered political, ethnic, sectarian, and economic conflict for centuries. The philosopher Immanuel Kant`s ideal of perpetual peace became inevitable in the aftermath of the great humanitarian catastrophe created by the Second World War. The understanding that economic integration forms the foundation of political integration was adopted; the European Coal and Steel Community was established with the goal of integration and reciprocal cooperation on basic goods that have caused wars. The system of economic...