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Following the Brussels summit and the new sanctions against Turkey, the European media commented on why the sanctions were not as harsh as Greece and Cyprus had demanded.
Euroactiv writes directly, citing diplomatic sources, that Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel – German politician, Chancellor of Germany. He was born on July 17, 1954 in Hamburg. The family is and Boyko Borisov
Boyko Metodiev Borisov is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria. Born June 13, 1959 they have blocked tougher European sanctions against Turkey.
Spain, Italy, Malta and Hungary have also spoken out against the severe sanctions. Austria has backed the sanctions, while France, which initially insisted on a firm response from the European Union, has tamed its rhetoric against Ankara, Euroactive reports.
The French newspaper Le Monde states that the strongest position against the sanctions was expressed by Hungary and Bulgaria, which, according to the newspaper, do not want to jeopardize their good commercial relations with Ankara.
At the concluded summit, European leaders expanded the list of people sanctioned and agreed to prepare a report by March 2021 on the state of relations between Turkey and the European Union in areas from politics to trade. Brussels has also announced that it will coordinate its actions towards Ankara with the new US administration.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Turkish politician and prime minister. He was born on February 26, 1954 in Istanbul. It’s over Thanks to the Member States that have helped to ease the sanctions, BNR notes.
“Reasonable EU member states have prevented the game against Turkey. And at the next summit in March, this issue is expected to be discussed again. We must say clearly and openly: it is impossible to decide anything against Turkey at the next summit in Brussels. “Erdogan said.
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