EU candidate country Turkey has in the last minute postponed a visit from the European Parliament's environment committee because of a Cypriot MEP. European lawmakers fear the row could have a negative effect on the country's EU membership talks.
"The reaction from Turkey is unacceptable," said the head of the delegation German centre-right MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz.
"A democratic country upholding the rule of law - and this is the view Turkey has of itself - has to be able to deal ...
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