![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/JN9LXf.png\")
<\/p>\nA dispute has emerged inside the European Union over language on T\u00fcrkiye in the bloc\u2019s annual enlargement conclusions, with Germany and the Greek Cypriot administration at odds, according to Greek Cypriot media reports.<\/p>\n
Kathimerini reported that tensions rose after the Greek Cypriot administration sought to alter the section concerning T\u00fcrkiye in the draft text circulated by Denmark, the current EU presidency, ahead of approval by member states. Citing unnamed diplomatic sources, the paper said Germany objected to the Greek Cypriot administration\u2019s push to harden the wording.<\/p>\n
During recent meetings of the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER), Germany reportedly requested that positive references to T\u00fcrkiye be added, pointing to what it described as Ankara\u2019s \u201ccessation of drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.\u201d Hungary supported Berlin\u2019s position, the report said.<\/p>\n
The Greek Cypriot administration reacted sharply, insisting T\u00fcrkiye continued to \u201cviolate its airspace and pose threats\u201d to both Greece and the Greek Cypriot side. Kathimerini wrote that the Greek Cypriot administration warned it would refuse to endorse the final document if Germany\u2019s amendment prevailed.<\/p>\n
Such a move would escalate the disagreement to the political level, the paper noted, adding that the Greek Cypriot administration has already expressed dissatisfaction with parts of the draft and has demanded changes to the paragraph addressing the Cyprus issue.<\/p>\n
According to the report, Germany rejected any alteration to the Cyprus-related language, signaling it would not accept a revision of the text. The stance was described as a direct response to Greek Cypriot administration\u2019s attempts to \u201cimprove\u201d the draft.<\/p>\n
Kathimerini said Germany blocked the Greek Cypriot request at COREPER and that a German diplomat insisted T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s constructive steps be reflected in the final enlargement conclusions, expected to be released on Dec. 16.<\/p>\n
Greece also objected to the draft, arguing that references to T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s geopolitical role disrupted what it considered the necessary balance in the text, the report concluded.<\/p>\n
Relations between T\u00fcrkiye and the Greek Cypriot administration remain tense, with Ankara accusing both Greece and the Greek Cypriot side of pushing \u201cunlawful\u201d and \u201cmaximalist demands\u201d in the Eastern Mediterranean and inside EU institutions.<\/p>\n
The Greek Cypriot administration, which Ankara does not recognize, frequently seeks to harden EU language on T\u00fcrkiye and block initiatives such as customs union modernization, visa liberalization, and other elements of the bloc\u2019s \u201cpositive agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cyprus has been mired in a decades-long dispute between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, despite a series of diplomatic efforts by the U.N. to achieve a comprehensive settlement. The Greek Cyprots have sought a federal solution while T\u00fcrkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) push for a two-state solution.<\/p>\n
The issue has long loomed over T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s EU membership talks, which have stalled since 2016 over what Ankara says is the bloc\u2019s \u201cinsistence on politicizing the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n The Daily Sabah Newsletter
\n <\/p>\n
\n Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,
\n it\u2019s region and the world.
\n <\/p>\n
\n
\n SIGN ME UP
\n <\/p>\n
\n You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
\n This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A dispute has emerged inside the European Union over language on T\u00fcrkiye in the bloc\u2019s annual enlargement conclusions,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[194093,194094,2000,299,1824,194091,194092,18825,22561,194090],"class_list":{"0":"post-624891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-cyprus-issue","9":"tag-eastern-mediterranean","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-germany","13":"tag-greek-cypriot-administration","14":"tag-turkish-cyprus","15":"tag-turkiye-eu-relations","16":"tag-turkiye-germany-relations","17":"tag-turkiye-greek-cypriot-administration-relations"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115697297504436970","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}