Upon their arrival in Bratislava for their informal meeting, on Friday 2 September, the European foreign affairs ministers showed that they are not singing from the same hymn sheet over the matter of continuing accession negotiations with Turkey. The Slovak minister, Miroslav Lajcak, hoped for a discussion on the subject.
"I am not in favour of breaking off or stopping the accession negotiations, the negotiations are the best leverage the EU could possibly have when we want to influence...