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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