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29th Mar 2024

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Erdogan: Turkey could have referendum on EU talks

Turkey could hold an EU referendum "just like the British are doing," president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, according to the Anadolu press agency. “We would ask: ‘Should we continue the negotiations with the European Union or should we end them?’ If the people say ‘continue,’ then we would carry on,” he was quoted as saying at a dinner event. He said the EU didn't want a “Muslim-majority country.”

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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

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