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The prospect of Turkey's EU membership divides member states (Photo: EUobserver)

Cyprus fails to block EU step for Turkey

Cyprus on Tuesday failed to block the opening of the environment chapter in EU-Turkey negotiations, but said it would set new hurdles in other areas.

After hours of prolonged talks in which Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt is said to have 'literally made them sign', EU foreign ministers decided to open talks on bringing Turkey's environmental policies in line with community law.

Coming out of the talks, Cypriot foreign minister Markos Kyprianou, a former EU commissioner until ...

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The prospect of Turkey's EU membership divides member states (Photo: EUobserver)

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