"Some EU states seek tougher steps against Turkey
By Paul Taylor
SOME EUROPEAN Union countries are seeking tougher sanctions on Turkey than the partial freeze in membership talks proposed by the European Commission over its failure to open ports to ships from Cyprus, diplomats say.
Greece and Portugal expressed regret at a meeting of EU ambassadors that Brussels had not proposed a date to review Turkey's progress, which Turkish officials fear would be a new deadline to move on the Cyprus issue or face stiffer penalties."
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