The Challenges Turkey and the EU Are Facing
Published: 10:44, Adelina Marini, Sofia
The issue of Turkey's accession to the European Union will again emerge on the agenda with a new impetus with the approach of the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU from July 1st. Those will be 6 months of huge test both for Turkey and the Union, given the already stated intentions of Ankara to boycott the presidency because of unresolved disputes, and the EU's response that it would not accept threats. Turkey always evokes heated debates in the entire union and especially in some member states. In March there were debates in the European Parliament too on the European Commission progress report on Turkey from the autumn of last year.
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