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[repulsewarrior]

...basically Turkey fears a Cypriot Presidency of the EU because she will have to recognise that the Republic exists, even if it means ignoring the Union for six months.

...more importantly, this is an advancement of Cyprus as a country in which Turkey has had no say.

Think of it more as the ace up the sleeve....A country under conflict was allowed to enter the EU against their own rules and now the further embarrassment of said country taking EU presidency. I say embarrassment but I mean a massive problem that most EU countries should not have to deal with and do not want to!!


A master stoke by Turkey!!!!!!!!!!!

...i see, a massive conspiracy, all the "Turks" whine that it was "Greek" blackmail that got Cyprus into the EU.

but in reality Turkey, must be the deep state, allowed it to happen.

...now, somehow, the EU will be destroyed by a Cypriot Presidency.

i'll get the popcorn.

[Hermes]

Erdogan's remarks have been noted ...

Threat Disqualifies Turkey, Conservatives Say

Turkey's threats may seem hollow when it comes to the process of joining the EU. Negotiations have been stalled for some time, with no real movement in more than a year. The country formally began talks to join the EU in 2005, but key members have major reservations about accepting the Muslim-majority nation.

Germany is among the countries skeptical of Turkey's EU qualifications, and conservatives in the southern state of Bavaria were quick to accept Turkey's threat, saying it showed the country was not ready for membership anyway.

"Those who refuse to hold talks with a member state are snubbing the entire EU," said Stefan Müller, a senior member of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union. Erdogan has proven that "he doesn't shy away from attempts at blackmail in the interest of political power," Müller told the daily Rheinische Post. He said that fact further disqualifies Turkey's plans to join the bloc.

"They can never be an equal partner in the EU," he said.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/eur ... l?#ref=rss

[B25]

He should also have added, "..... and can never be trusted...."