Only weeks after the end of the Cypriot presidency and all kinds of interesting things are happening.
Just a few days ago, the French foreign minister stated that France is removing its opposition to opening new negotiating chapters with Turkey, and stated that “France will extend support to Turkey’s EU membership negotiations."
This is a major development because France, under former president Sarkozy, was one of the key opponents of continuing the negotiations that begun in 2005.
France now wants to open Chapter 22 - "Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments."
Add to this the positive signs in the difficult negotiations with the PKK and the potential for the presidential elections on Cyprus to change the status quo and a lot can still happen on the Turkey-EU front.
(Btw, posting this while walking to the office:)
Just a few days ago, the French foreign minister stated that France is removing its opposition to opening new negotiating chapters with Turkey, and stated that “France will extend support to Turkey’s EU membership negotiations."
This is a major development because France, under former president Sarkozy, was one of the key opponents of continuing the negotiations that begun in 2005.
France now wants to open Chapter 22 - "Regional Policy and Coordination of Structural Instruments."
Add to this the positive signs in the difficult negotiations with the PKK and the potential for the presidential elections on Cyprus to change the status quo and a lot can still happen on the Turkey-EU front.
(Btw, posting this while walking to the office:)
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