The EU Enlargement aficionado Oli Rehn has said that solving the Cyprus issue is one of the biggest Turkey can do to further its prospects for securing EU entry.
He said:
"You know well that due to the non-compliance of Turkey in relation to the Additional Protocol of the Ankara Agreement, the EU decided in December 2006 to suspend eight chapters. Therefore, the best way of having a positive impact on the opening of chapters and contributing as a confidence building measure to a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus, will be to start implementing the Ankara Protocol. That is my cordial and friendly advice to the Turkish Government."
The Turkish government, well those senior in foreign affairs are meeting today to discuss how they can accelerate the peace process with Cyprus.
Turkey really wants to become an EU member, so let's all hope that it can put one of its last disputes behind.
EU membership would be massively beneficial to Turkey's property market, and the economy. It is a proven trend: EU membership boosts economies and adds thousands onto property values. This is because of things like removing tariffs from cross-border exports, visa free tourism, and the ability for Turkish residents to travel freely throughout the EU to find work.
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