On Friday 25 June, the Turkish Foreign Ministry denounced the conclusions on “Turkey” adopted the previous day by the European Council (see EUROPE B12749A11, B12748A3).
These conclusions “are far from the necessary steps expected to be taken”, the Ministry said in a statement.
According to the Ministry, while the EU acknowledges de-escalation in the Mediterranean, “it is clearly a delaying tactic, a lack of political will, and an abuse of membership advantages by certain EU states...