Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Turkey needs the EU; the question is how much its relationship will cost | View | Euronews

Turkey needs the EU; the question is how much its relationship will cost | View

By Marc Pierini

European governments are currently witnessing a seemingly positive move by Turkey’s leadership toward the EU. On the surface, this makes sense: Turkey’s economy is in very dire straits (and still depends on European markets and financial flows); the Lira is plummeting; hurtful sanctions have recently been imposed by the United States (and more may be coming); and Russia is having it its way in Syria (which will probably end up not being Turkey’s way).

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