With the approval of the draft Sweden’s membership NATO about to happen as background – this is expected Türkiye complete the process definitively within “a few weeks”; European Union We reach Ankara again revive a high level dialogue The Council of Ministers, which was suspended four years ago in areas such as economy, energy and transportation due to unauthorized Turkish drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, proposes to restart the partnership council meetings. “Our expectations are clear: to maintain tranquility and promote prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean,” said the EU’s High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. Josep Borrell, During the presentation of the report to be sent to European leaders.
The analysis answers the question: The mandate of the Council of Europe The status of relations between the EU and Türkiye will be reviewed in March 2021, candidate country Since the end of 1999, only stopped conversations for more than five years. It also includes recommendations on how to reactivate a relationship deemed “strategic” in Brussels, given geopolitical tensions in the region and Ankara’s importance in maintaining stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.
They suggest to do this maintaining high-level dialogues The economy, energy and transportation sectors were suspended in 2019 unless Ankara resumes illegal drilling off its coast Cyprus. Following the same logic, the Executive recommends that 27 people continue to serve. Association Council and High Level Political Dialogue meetings at ministerial level. It also recommends restarting sectoral dialogues on climate, health, migration, security, agriculture, as well as research, innovation and trade. Borrell’s road map also proposes the following to bring Ankara closer to Brussels: Invite the Turkish foreign minister It should participate in informal EU meetings “where relevant” and encourage Ankara to increase its contribution to European peacekeeping operations.
The list of possibilities at sector level is long and could require restarting talks. modernize the customs union between every two blocks until reinforced Cooperation in the fight against migrationReactivate the readmission of immigrants from the Greek islands and Cyprus. In return, and as a priority, Brussels recommends that the Twenty-Seven Countries explore the following possibilities: Visa convenience for Turkish citizensespecially for business people, students and citizens with family in the EU.
“A more constructive attitude”
According to the Community Administration, Turkey has taken a “more constructive” stance on various issues in the last two years and its bilateral relations with the closest EU countries such as Cyprus and Greece have improved. Acknowledging that the process of restarting relations is “fragile”, Brussels says: “These are positive advances that must be sustained.” Two-state solution in Cyprus, poses a “significant challenge.” The same goes for Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government’s views on Hamas, which conflict with those of the EU, or the “serious domestic situation” in terms of human rights and the rule of law. decisions European Court of Human Rights.
“It is clear that EU-Turkey relations have many obstacles to overcome,” he predicts, but “maintaining dialogue in good faith and avoiding unilateral actions, including on the Cyprus issue, could lead to the development of a more cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship.” During the presentation of the document, Borrell argued that it was in the Commission’s “strategic interest” to develop a “good faith, proportionate and reversible” relationship with Ankara in all possible areas. The commissioner responsible for enlargement said, “We need to combine all our efforts to solve the problems we have with Ankara from different angles. We may not agree on every point, but there are more things that unite us than divide us.” said. Oliver Varhelyi.