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EUPolitix.com - EU to push Turkey on Cyprus customs agreement

"EU to push Turkey on Cyprus customs agreement

The EU is set to ask Ankara to give assurances on Turkey's intentions to implement an agreement to full European customs union - a deal that includes Cyprus.

EU lawyers are 'looking at the character' of the precise terms in which Turkey signed up to European customs rules governing the free movement of goods.

Ankara’s agreement to customs union with all 25 EU countries was a precondition to opening Turkey's membership talks set by Europe's leaders in December 2004."

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