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How Turkey’s Economic Problems Affect Its EU Relations
Improving relations with the EU is one element of Turkey’s strategy to cope with recent economic problems. The aim is to increase investor confidence and mitigate the consequences of Turkey’s disputes with the U.S. Improvement in relations with Turkey is in the EU’s interest as long as it is not just an instrument in the hands of the Turkish authorities. It is important to focus the cooperation on common interests and signal the possibility of resuming accession negotiations only when Turkey decides to take real measures to meet the Copenhagen criteria.
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