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EU seeks to appease Erdoğan with trade deal – POLITICO

EU seeks to appease Erdoğan with trade deal

Brussels hopes a deal will keep the Turkish president from ditching a refugee pact with Europe.

By Hans von der Burchard and Jacopo Barigazzi

12/20/16, 10:28 PM CET

Updated 12/20/16, 10:30 PM CET

The European Commission wants to upgrade economic ties with Turkey in the hopes that better trade relations will help soothe political tensions with Ankara.

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