"France to lock horns with Turkey
Barçin Yinanç
Tuesday 10 July 2007 - 07:30
France has indicated it will block preliminary talks with Ankara on an economic and monetary union. The German EU presidency plans to open three chapters of EU legislation for discussion with Turkey before the end of its presidency this month. This was to be a sign of the EU’s continued willingness to engage with Ankara despite the decision last year to freeze talks in eight areas due to Ankara’s refusal to open its ports to traffic from member state Cyprus."
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