"The right balance
By Stavros Lygeros
Following French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s toughened stance on Turkey, it remains to be seen whether France will try to make recognition of Cyprus a condition for opening Ankara’s EU talks.
Unlike last December’s EU summit, the big European governments are now showing their cards. Ankara’s unilateral statement of non-recognition of Cyprus, attached to its customs protocol with the EU25, allowed France to dwell on respect for European principles — especially once the Turkish government opted to hold a parliamentary vote on both statement and protocol."
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