EU Proposal to Ankara: Customs Union Upgrade in Return for Cyprus Talks
Brussels is ready to revisit the 1996 deal if Ankara helps restart Cyprus negotiations, officials said.
- The European Union is prepared to discuss updating its customs union with Turkey in exchange for cooperation on the Cyprus problem, the Cyprus Mail understands. Brussels is now willing to alter the 1996 deal if Turkey helps resume settlement negotiations.
- Ankara has long campaigned for a revised customs union deal to address trade imbalances. Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat argued in September that the European Union should "take Turkey and our production integration within the customs union into account."
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres aims to resume settlement talks before his term expires at the end of next month. The Greek Cypriot administration maintains that Ankara must change its stance to see improved relations with the bloc.
- Turkey could also gain access to the European Union's planned "Made in EU" scheme if talks progress. Sources noted that any changes to trade access would be "reversible" to guard against a potential collapse of Cyprus negotiations.
- Hendrik Wust, president of the Bundesrat, has joined calls for reform, arguing that changes are essential. Yet some officials warn that the current system allows a single country to hold the customs union of 500 million people hostage.
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EU Proposal to Ankara: Customs Union Upgrade in Return for Cyprus Talks
NICOSIA – European Commission Executive Vice-President and EU Special Representative for Cyprus Raffaele Fitto is expected to convey a proposal during his meetings in Turkey on November 20 to launch discussions on upgrading the EU-Turkey Customs Union, provided that negotiations on the Cyprus issue resume. According to information reported by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA),...
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