On Friday 6 February, during a trip to Türkiye, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, said that “as realities in Europe are changing, we need to look with fresh eyes at EU-Türkiye relations”.
In a joint statement, the commissioner and the Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, reaffirmed Türkiye’s candidate status and recognised the “strategic value” of bilateral relations “in promoting regional stability and economic resilience in a rapidly shifting...