Brussels, 15/12/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 14 December, Turkey officially opened a new EU accession negotiation chapter - on economic and monetary policy (Chapter 17).
This chapter covers specific rules ensuring the independence of central banks in the member states, a ban on central banks financing the public sector directly, and a ban on the public sector's privileged access to the financial institutions. The member states are expected to coordinate their economic policies, and to...