"Turkey EU talks could be heading for breakdown, says report
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU negotiations with Turkey are heading for a major crisis this autumn, predicts a new report, with only the political will of the main players able to keep relations on track.
The 52-page report by the Brussels-based Friends of Europe think tank suggests that there are four possible scenarios awaiting Turkey – that talks will get fully back on track; that there is only a partial derailment of talks; that there is a significant slowing down in talks or that talks stop altogether.
Of the four, the author indicates that the last two scenarios are the most likely as Turkey, facing elections next year, has backed itself into a corner on the Cyprus issue and the EU has four member states prepared to play brinkmanship with the state of negotiations."
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