Turkey is important for EU because of its strategic location; it acts as a bridge between East and West. Turkey’s young and educated population can supply skilled manpower to compensate EU’s ageing population. If EU does not end the Turkish Cypriot isolation for direct trade, then Turkey does not open its ports, and thus, the talks would stall, which no one wants at present. Germany’s Merkel and France’s Chirac suggested increasing the deadline for Turkey to open the ports by 18 months, and are seeking to partially put the talks on hold. But many have opposed this view including Italy’s PM, Prodi, who said “Our position is that we should leave the door open, and ensure that the rules of EU integration are equal for all.”
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An IIPM And Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s Initiative
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Source:- IIPM Editorial
An IIPM And Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri’s Initiative
