No new chapters on Turkey’s accession bid: EU
‘The European Union says it will not take up further policy areas – also called “chapters” – needed for Turkey’s membership of the bloc due to concerns over the Ankara government’s crackdown following an abortive military coup in July.
“Under the currently prevailing circumstances, no new chapters are considered for opening,” the presidency of the Council of the EU said in a statement released on Tuesday.
The EU has opened 16 out of the 35 chapters required for Turkey to join the 28-nation bloc, but only one of them has so far been concluded.’
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