Within hours of Brussels giving the green light on Merkel's ill-advised deal with Turkey, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked sacked Ahmet Davutoglu, the prime minister who negotiated the deal with German chancellor Angela Merkel.

For details see EU Approves Deal With Turkey (Then All Hell Breaks Loose).

On Friday, Erdogan announced he would not fully implement the deal Davutoglu negotiated with Merkel.

The EU can no longer pretend that Erdogan has any intention of reforming Turkey.

Does the EU have a choice? The Financial Times says no. I say yes.

Erdogan Rejects EU Demands