The EU-Turkey special framework and the path toward The Hague

The East Mediterranean region is rapidly evolving into a strategically vital yet vulnerable region. The so-called Arab Spring and its consequences, especially in Syria and Libya, have made the whole region even more fragile. Greece acknowledges the importance of the emerging geopolitical situation in the East Mediterranean, thanks to its own geography and because of Turkey's policies vis-a-vis Greece and other states in the region.

Greece's strategic goal for achieving peace and security in our relations with Turkey necessarily implies a readjustment of our policy. For the past 20 years, since the Helsinki European Council, Greek foreign policy has been actively pursuing Turkey's accession to the European Union.

This prospect, however, is not viable anymore. Let's be honest: Our neighbor's full accession to the European Union is no longer an objective for the EU, or...

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