Turkey's accession talks 'should end,' Kurz tells Kathimerini

The European Union should end accession negotiations with Turkey and pursue a different kind of cooperation with the country, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told Kathimerini in an interview published on Sunday.

"The EU-Turkey negotiations should stop immediately," he said, adding that Turkey has steadily moved away from Europe and its values in recent years. However, he said Austria  has always been in favor of an "honest" relationship with the country.

Kurz welcomed the deal between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the latter's name, noting that Austria supports EU enlargement in the Western Balkans as presented by the EU's Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn.

"We warmly welcome the agreement between the two sides. It shows that persistent negotiations and diplomacy work," Kurz said. He added that for Austria, the Western Balkans is...

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