Babacan: "The EU is becoming a Christian club"

Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan complained Saturday that the European Union is becoming an inward-looking "Christian club," slamming a lack of progress in Turkey's bid to join. Speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos that included EU President Herman Van Rompuy, Babacan said: "We always saw the EU as a big peace project ... but then the enlargement process literally stalled." He added, "The open-door policy is no longer there. And one of the big themes about why Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union is because it is a Christian club. This is in our view very, very dangerous."