EU-Turkey: cooperation relaunched but without accession. The French decision to lift its veto to opening an important chapter of the negotiations between the EU and Turkey (see EUROPE 10875) is a step towards relaunching reciprocal relations, but in no way towards Turkish membership of the EU. In Paris the explanation has been given that the objective of the gesture is to bring fresh momentum to the relationship between Turkey and the EU and that France is committed to bringing a tangible...