"We made an agreement, it must be respected and it will be," Jean-Claude Juncker, commission chief, said in an interview with Belgium's La Libre Belgique newspaper, published on Saturday.
Juncker was commenting on threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end the deal after the European parliament's voted to freeze talks on Turkey's EU membership.
"I believe that Erdogan and his government are in the process of 'pre-blaming' Europe for the failure of its accession negotiations," he added.
On Friday, Erdogan threatened to walk away from the agreement, a day after the European Parliament angered Ankara by backing a freeze of its EU accession talks.
On Saturday, he stepped up his criticism of Europe, warning that Turkey could extend by at least another three months a state of emergency placed since the failed July coup, but which is opposed by Europe.
"Maybe the state of emergency will be extended by three months and then maybe another three months," he said. "This is a decision for the government and the parliament.
"What's it to you?" he told the European Parliament.
"Know your place!" he added, in an angry tirade.
[aljazeera.com]
26/11/16
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