Vestnik Kavkaza — News Turkey to continue efforts to join EU Published: 24 Oct 2013 in 14:13 (UTC+3 MSK) Turkish Vice Prime Minister Ali Babacan said that the country was striving to join the EU to develop democracy.He noted that the country may have been a burden for the EU some 10-15 years ago, but is now a significant state. Share WhatsApp Telegram Copy link 2805 views News World Turkey Politics European Union Subscribe to our Telegram channel