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EU to extend sanctions against Turkey over oil and gas drilling in Mediterranean
EU leaders are giving a green light to extend sanctions against Turkey over its oil and gas drilling in the Mediterranean. This is stated in a final declaration from the EU summit in Brussels, BTA reported. Unfortunately, Turkey has taken unilateral actions and provocations and sharpened its rhetoric against the EU, member states and European leaders, the document reads.
At the October summit, European leaders proposed a positive EU-Turkey political agenda , including trade and customs benefits and more money to deal with Syrian refugees on Turkish territory if Ankara stops illegal activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, the document reminds.