Brussels, 16/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Declarations by French president Jacques Chirac and the common position of the EPP leadership seem to have raised, before the opening of the European Council on Thursday evening, the final questions on opening accession negotiations with Turkey. Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared in the afternoon to TV5 that Turkey would have a positive attitude toward recognising the republic of Cyprus "after 17 December and also appeared prepared for...