"EU a la carte?
Editorial
Kathimerini Greece
ATHENS
The deciding factor in international relations remains the national interest, not justice. Still, even the strongest states must show some basic respect for international law in order to prevent the global arena from descending into chaos. Questions of legality have always been quite elastic, particularly in the eyes of the strong. But it's certainly not in their interest to do away with it altogether.
Ankara's unilateral statement which said that signing the customs deal with the European Union's newcomers does not mean that recognition of Cyprus is now basically at a dead end. The move is totally out of line with international norms and principles. The refusal by an EU candidate country to recognize an existing member of the bloc is a direct challenge to the union per se. No amount of hypocrisy is enough to ignore this challenge. The maneuver did not just raise political questions; it touched upon the EU's institutional and legal foundations."
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