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[โ€“] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Turkey is way closer. Morocco is way far from meeting requirements. Absolutist Monarchy (parliamentary democracy in name only), way off in economic make-up...

[โ€“] Akasazh@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Turkey was on the route of joining the EU and then Erdogan came into power and single handedly destroyed their bid.

[โ€“] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 week ago

EU was keeping us hanging way before ErdoฤŸan. All he did was officially end the hazing and turn Tรผrkiye the paid garbage bin of the Europe.

[โ€“] 5715@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

I agree, but Morocco was rejected once on the basis of not being European.

[โ€“] unknowablenight@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Morocco shares a land border with Spain

[โ€“] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Three land borders, actually. Ceuta, Melilla, and Peรฑon de Vรฉlez de la Gomera.