"Brussels draws red line in countdown to Turkey talks
02.09.2005 - 09:52 CET | By Mark Beunderman
(Updated 13.20 CET) EUOBSERVER / NEWPORT – The atmosphere between Brussels and Ankara is worsening following fresh rows over Cyprus and free speech, with the commission drawing a 'red line' one month before accession talks with Turkey are scheduled to start.
While EU foreign ministers were yesterday (1 September) at a meeting in Wales struggling to draft a counter-declaration to Turkey’s non-recognition of Cyprus, Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul publicly took a defiant stance on the Cyprus issue. "
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