Negotiations between the EU and Turkey are threatened

According to Jürgen Gottschlich, the EU has only itself to blame for the current problem with Cyprus. "Against its own better judgement it allowed Cyprus to become a full member without insisting first on the reunification of the two halves of the island. From the very beginning everyone knew that sooner or later this problem would become a major obstacle... Cyprus had been divided for 30 years before the UN plan for its reunification was put to a referendum. The EU supported this plan, but the Greek Cypriots sabotaged it while most Turkish Cypriots voted in favour of its implementation. EU heads of state and government who act as if Turkey is simply refusing to recognise the rights of a normal EU member state now are exposing their political inadequacy."

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