"The European Union begins screening on rocky chapter
The European Union is expected to further push Turkey to fulfill its requirements concerning the Customs Union following the opening of the screening process on the external relations chapter on Monday.
Turkey has been a party to the Customs Union since 1996 and has been running a trade policy in accordance with EU laws. However Turkey, in order to proceed in the chapter, has to fully harmonize its laws with the EU acquis through implementing the Ankara Protocol, which extends the Customs Union to the 10 new Union members including the Greek Cypriot administration. However, Ankara refuses to implement the protocol unless the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots is ended as promised by the 25-nation bloc. "
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