Schallenberg: "The EU Has Reached a Turning Point in the Relations With Turkey"

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Austria's Foreign Minister Schallenberg explains the current relationship between the European Union and Turkey. The recent developments in the easter Mediterranean are testing the relation once again.

Foreign Minister Schallenberg finds clear words for the current relationship with Turkey. / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Eugénie Berger / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

After the recent developments in the eastern Mediterranean, Federal Minister Alexander Schallenberg together with other EU Foreign Ministers has announced that the relations between the European Union and Turkey have suffered tremendously.

In a talk with the Austrian Press Agency (APA) Schallenberg states:

"It is clear that there is a growing frustration with Turkish behavior."

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