Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Turkey’s EU entry may suffer a set back

"Turkey’s EU entry may suffer a set back
By Michael Jansen

Cyprus and Greece are geared up to use their veto power to block Turkey’s entry into the EU.

The election victory on Sunday of hardline Turkish nationalist candidate Dervis Eroglu in the Turkish Cypriot presidential election is a consequence of the partitionist policy pursued by Ankara for decades. Turkey may suffer if Eroglu scuppers negotiations to reunify the island, divided since Turkey occupied the north 36 years ago, and Cyprus and Greece block Turkey’s entry into the European Union (EU)."

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