Germany and France agree on giving deadline to Turkey
December 7th, 2006 by
Germany and France agreed Tuesday on a deadline of up to two years for Turkey to fulfill its commitment to open its ports to shipping from Greek Cyprus.
After a trilateral meeting with the French and Polish presidents, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would lobby for the European Commission to issue a report on Turkish compliance by the period beginning with Turkey’s elections next autumn, but no later than the European elections in 2009. This statement confirms reports that Germany and France would like to have a “rendezvous clause” that would set a deadline for Turkey to comply with EU demands. [Read more]
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