Turkey

France’s foreign minister called Tuesday for Ankara to open “easy chapters” in its EU accession negotiations, promising help while not backing away from his country’s opposition to seeing Turkey enter the European bloc.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made it clear Turkey’s potential EU accession was not on the agenda of her meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in Sofia. “We talked about bilateral affairs, not about Turkey’s EU accession. We hardly started to talk about the EU prospects of the Western …

Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Genyul will visit Albania to participate in various meetings. According to the Ministry’s General Secretariat, Gonul will attend a meeting of the defense ministers of the Southeast Europe, which will be held in Albania on Oct.11. In addition, Gonul will also hold bilateral meetings with the …

Armenian Foreign Ministry officials have blamed Turkey for failing to bring into effect protocols that were signed a year ago, as the Turkish-Armenian border is still closed and the Nagorno-Karabakh issue remains a source

European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek is on a visit to Cyprus (Oct. 10-12) to push for more efforts towards lasting peace on the island. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle is also expected to pay a visit to the island on Oct. 14. Buzek is set to meet with Greek Cyprus …

Cypriot Defence Minister Costas Papacostas announced on Saturday (October 9th) that the country will cancel its annual military manoeuvres in order to facilitate ongoing talks on reunifying the divided island. This is the third year in a row that Cyprus has cancelled the exercises since talks to reunify the Greek …

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has paid his first official visit to Greek Cyprus, signing several agreements boosting bilateral ties with the Greek Cypriots. Speaking ahead of the talks with Medvedev, Greek Cypriot leader

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the European Union must clearly set forth its stance regarding Turkey’s full membership. Speaking at the 14th International Business Forum (IBF) organized by the

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will today hold talks with Greek Cypriot officials during a visit to the divided island of Cyprus, the first by a Russian head of state. Medvedev was scheduled to travel from Algiers

State Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bagis said on Sunday (October 3rd) that the EU’s refusal to negotiate several areas required for Turkey’s EU membership is “politically motivated” and has “deepened the Turkish