Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. A European Union (EU) agreement with Britain on relations after Brexit could serve as a model for ties with other countries that want to be as close as possible to the bloc but are not yet ready to join, such a

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage.

A European Union (EU) agreement with Britain on relations after Brexit could serve as a model for ties with other countries that want to be as close as possible to the bloc but are not yet ready to join, such as Ukraine and Turkey, Germany’s Foreign Minister said. Britain secured the go-ahead from Brussels to start talks on its future relationship with the EU earlier this month, with London saying it aspires to a closer relationship as a former member than that of any other third country. In an interview with the Funke newspaper group published on Tuesday, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said such a deal could offer a solution to the puzzle of how the bloc of 27 can manage its ties with two other large non-members. “I can’t imagine Turkey or Ukraine becoming EU members in the next few years,” he said. “If we get a smart agreement with Britain regulating relations with Europe after Brexit, that could be a model for other countries, Ukraine and also Turkey.” Turkey, a candidate for EU membership for decades, already has a customs union with the EU which allows the trade of most goods without tariffs. One possibility would be to offer Ankara; "a new, closer form of the customs union”, Mr. Gabriel said, although he also said such a project would have to wait for changes in Turkey’s political environment. Thousands of people, including German citizens, have been detained in Turkey as part of a government crackdown since a failed coup in 2016. An agreement between the EU and Ukraine on a “deep and comprehensive free trade area” formally came into force in September. It aimed at allowing free trade of goods, services and capital, and visa-free travel for people for short stays. Ukraine’s desire for closer ties with the EU was one of the driving forces behind a popular revolt that toppled a pro-Russian President in 2014, leading Moscow to seize Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and back pro-Russian separatists in a still-unresolved conflict in the east of the country. Mr. Gabriel’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is preparing for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on governing together for another four years. On the other hand leading professor Robert Tombs has warned that European Union officials are out to give Britain a bad Brexit deal in order to deter other nations from leaving. Cambridge history professor Robert Tombs said EU chiefs including the likes of Guy Verhofstadt, Jean-Claude Juncker and French President Emmanuel Macron want to make Brexit talks as tough as possible to stop other member states from leaving the bloc. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Mr Tombs said: “It could be that this is a bit of play-acting. It could be that they are not very sure what they want. Or both. “But certainly senior people in Europe have said, as I say, they at least want it to look hard-going for us. “If we sat down all smiles and negotiated a trade deal that would be a bit too tempting for other countries. So I think they’ve got to make it look tough.” Mr Tombs said there is a general consensus among EU citizens that Britain “shouldn’t be given an easy ride”. He said: “They are not very happy with us. They feel we have kind of let them down. We’ve rejected them.” The leading professor said Britain’s decision to make a “clean break” from the EU and escape the crumbling bloc could result in other member states following the same path. Mr Tombs said the EU is attempting to turn itself into a state and make the EU “less and less democratic”. He said Britain was right to “make a clean break” and “face up to the fact” that the EU was turning into something the British did not like.

How has Turkey been able to establish a good relation with the European Union without actually being a member of the alliance of 27 countries?
1). Turkey is a member of the NATO, and it has helped EU in peace missions from time to time.
2). Turkey has allowed for free movement for Trucks and Container Ships to and from EU countries without any duty.
3). Turkey already has a customs union with the EU which allows the trade of most goods without tariffs.
4). Turkey has always supported EU countries at the United Nations Security Council in strategic matters.

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