Responding to rumours about Germany challenging both EU aid to Turkey as part of the accession negotiations, and negotiations on updating the customs union, in order to put pressure on Ankara to uphold the rule of law, the European Commission stated on Tuesday 1 August, that "any decision of suspension of pre-accession funding should not be taken in isolation from the general approach to relations with Turkey". It also underlined the need"to take into account the implications for our...