author | Insight Turkey https://www.insightturkey.com/ author EN authorThis paper analyses the reasons for frustration and pessimism about Turkey-EU relations. It focuses on the impact of the crisis in Europe, the 2014 EP elections and selection of Jean-Claude Juncker for the Commission President post on Turkey’s EU accession process. Finally, the paper tries to answer how the current pessimism over Turkey-EU relations can be overcome.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/david-phinnemore/turkey-and-the-eu-looking-beyond-the-pessimismshttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/david-phinnemore/turkey-and-the-eu-looking-beyond-the-pessimismsTue, 01 Jul 2014 12:30:00 GMT