20/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - EU congratulates Erdogan on his election. On 11 August, the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, congratulated former Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his election as President of the Republic of Turkey. “Turkey is a key partner for the European Union: a candidate country negotiating EU accession, a neighbour, an important trade partner and a foreign policy...