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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9516
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cyprus

Emiliou confirms Cyprus' opposition to regulation on direct trade - Nicosia not opposed to Turkish accession, but will block negotiations on certain chapters unless Ankara changes its policy

Brussels, 04/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The 2004 proposal of the European Commission to put an end to the economic isolation of the Turkish community of Cyprus, by means of the establishment of a system of direct trade with the European Union, has no possibility of being approved by the Council of Ministers, where Cyprus will maintain its veto on this text “whatever happens”, the Cypriot ambassador to the EU, Nicholas Emiliou, told EUROPE in an interview. “We cannot accept this...

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