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Germany to veto customs union update with Turkey
Germany informed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday that it would veto an update of a customs union agreement with Turkey.According to the...
Turkey’s EU minister says Merkel damaging EU credibility over Turkey
Turkey's European Union Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik has accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of damaging EU credibility by trying to dictate policy towards Ankara,...
Erdoğan spokesman: Merkel’s remarks ‘unfortunate,’ made for political gain
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan's spokesman İbrahim Kalın has responded to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s remarks on not expanding a customs union between Turkey and...
Turkey criticizes Merkel’s remarks on customs union, calls them ‘unfortunate’
Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs Ömer Çelik said on Thursday that remarks made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on not expanding a customs...
Merkel says Turkey-EU customs union update not possible amid tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union cannot continue expanding the customs union with Turkey unless tensions with Turkey ease.Merkel’s remarks...
Germany wants Europe to suspend preparations for EU-Turkey customs union
The German government has asked the European Commission to suspend preparatory work on negotiations with Turkey for modernizing the EU-Turkey customs union because it...