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Germany and Bulgaria were the most vocal among the EU countries who blocked sanctions against Turkey at the EU summit on Thursday (10 December), reports EURACTIV. “German Chancellor Angela Merkel…
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Turkey on Friday rejected the European Union’s “biased and illegal” approach at its summit this week and provocatively called on the bloc “to act with principles, strategically and with reason”.…
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“European Union foreign ministers will discuss measures against Turkey during their meeting today, as there has been no de-escalation of the conflict in the eastern Mediterranean in recent months”, German…
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EU member states cannot find a common ground to respond to an escalating situation with Turkey ahead of a crucial summit later this week, EURACTIV has learnt. “The feelings in…
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BRUSSELS- Anadolu Agency The <a title="EU" href="/search/EU">EU</a> foreign policy chief on Dec. 4 said <a title="Turkey" href="/search/Turkey">Turkey</a> and the bloc share common interests on developing a good neighborhood. Addressing the…
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Turkey pulled an energy exploration ship from the Eastern Mediterranean in overtures to European leaders who'll be pondering imposing tougher sanctions on Ankara next week, Bloomberg reports. In a Twitter post yesterday,…
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The European Union and Turkey have not made enough progress in improving relations, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She noted that Turkey's activities in the eastern Mediterranean, where the country…
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Turkey has halted survey for oil and gas in the Mediterranean and had its survey vessel back to a Turkish port, days before European Union leaders are set to discuss…
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"The EU should definitively apply sanctions, and not only discuss them in the corridors, with clear Council Conclusions during the EU Summit on 10-11 December", Papadimoulis said, adding that "it…
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The Public Prosecutor's Office in Turkey's capital of Ankara has opened an investigation into the interception and inspection of Turkish ship Roseline A carried out by the European Union (EU)'s…
