The Finnish EU presidency is working on a compromise deal with Turkey on the Cyprus issue, designed to avert a major crisis in Ankara's accession talks – but Helsinki's stance clearly departs from the official European Commission line.
Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen told the Finnish parliament on Thursday (28 September) that Helsinki is engaged in diplomatic efforts to end the economic isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community, in return for Turkey fulfilling the EU's requireme...
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