"EU Says Turkey Faces `Major Accident' Over Membership (Update2)
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union's top expansion negotiator said today Turkey is a heading for a ``major accident'' in its membership bid unless it opens its ports to ships from Cyprus.
``If we want to avoid a major problem in the autumn, Turkey needs to stick to its word without hesitation,'' Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee in Brussels. ``Turkey should open its ports to vessels under the flag of all member states, including the Republic of Cyprus.''"
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