"Next Year Our Relations With E.U. Might Be Frozen
BY SEMIH IDIZ
MILLIYET- There are obviously certain factors signaling a rough road ahead between Turkey and the European Union in 2006. The first is the Cyprus issue and the second is certain shortcomings in the implementation of EU reforms. At this point, the problem of freedom of expression comes to the foreground. Let’s first consider the Cyprus issue. When Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener said that we wouldn’t open our harbors to Greek Cypriots, Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou said that if Turkey continues this attitude, it would shortly cause a crisis in the EU."
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