With adoption of the “draconian” law on deprivation of deputies of parliament of immunity president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan cannot count on the entry of his country into the EU that was earlier planned by 2020, The Guardian writes.

The British newspaper condemns the adoption of the above-mentioned law and considers that it destroyed the remaining illusions that Turkey is a Western democracy. By signing it, Erdogan, who called the EU a “Christian club”, signaled the loss of a chance of Turkey's accession to the block in the near future, the author writes.

In addition, some critics predict deterioration of the situation in the country and even intensification of the armed conflict with Kurdish groups, which Ankara considers terrorists.

According to the author, if the shaky migrant deal fails, the EU will have even less incentives for promotion of negotiations on Turkey's accession. Besides, the leading EU countries, such as France and Germany, strongly oppose Turkey's accession and have already declared that they can exercise their right of veto.