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Customs union: Old instrument, new function in EU-Turkey relations
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract The European Council’s conclusions on external relations published on 1 October 2020 hint at the readiness of the European Union (EU) to enter into a new stage in its relations with Turkey. On the one hand, the EU “strongly condemns violation of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus” and “c... view more
The European Council’s conclusions on external relations published on 1 October 2020 hint at the readiness of the European Union (EU) to enter into a new stage in its relations with Turkey. On the one hand, the EU “strongly condemns violation of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus” and “calls on Turkey to abstain from similar actions in the future, in breach of international law”. It also insists on resolving differences "through peaceful dialogue2 - a clear hint at Turkey's extensive show of military might in the Mediterranean - and underlines its determination to apply sanctions to Turkey. On the other hand, the EU has agreed "to launch a positive political EU-Turkey agenda with a specific emphasis on the modernisation of the Customs Union and trade facilitation, people-to-people contacts, High level dialogues", and "continued cooperation on migration issues". The essential condition to kick off this new agenda is to sustain the "constructive efforts to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus". Based on joint research conducted by six European think tanks, we suggest that the EU should explicitly separates the accession framework from the modernisation of the Customs Union. Additionally, we lay out a framework for the negotiations on a modernised Customs Union. (author's abstract)... view less
Classification
European Politics
Free Keywords
Europäische Union; EU-/EG-Länder; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zwischen Ländern; Türkei; Außenwirtschaftspolitik; Außenhandel; Zollunion; Handelsliberalisierung; Internationale Verhandlungen; Bilaterales internationales Abkommen; Entwicklungsperspektive und -tendenz; Deutschland; Frankreich; Italien; Spanien; Polen; Griechenland
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 48/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C48
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications