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Thursday, January 13, 2005

The future of Turkish-EU trade relations: Deepening vs widening

"The future of Turkish-EU trade relations: Deepening vs widening

In Short:

Owing to the EU-Turkish customs union, there is already a considerable degree of convergence between Turkey and the EU in the area of trade, say Sinan �lgen and Yiannis Zahariadis in their article published in the Turkish Policy Quarterly. The challenge of enhancing the present state of trade integration could be approached in two ways, they argue. First, the customs union could be deepened by refining the arrangements and addressing its shortcomings. Secondly, the degree of trade integration could be enhanced by incorporating areas such as services and agriculture � thus widening the customs union � which is also explored in detail."

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