Negotiations between the EU and Turkey are still

brussels - The negotiations with Turkey on EU accession are ' de facto stalled '. The EU now only puts more money into programs that are specifically aimed at the development of democracy and society, education and science, said EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn (Extension) Saturday against the German Press Agency dpa.

Of the 4.45 billion euros that the EU has available to Turkey for the period 2014-2020 is only paid out 167.3 million, according to Hahn. All countries negotiating accession receive support to adapt to EU requirements. The Turks hardly progress.

The money can be frozen if the negotiations are officially discontinued, but the EU does not want to slam the door. ' We have decided to refocus and spend the money mostly still us to resolve constitutional shortcomings, 'says Hahn.

Since the failed coup in 2016, the EU is deeply concerned about the direction that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan momentum.