Turkey makes more friends. This time: the EU

[Martinus]

Turkey to freeze EU ties if Cyprus gets EU presidency


ANKARA: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said EU-candidate Turkey would freeze relations with the European Union if Cyprus is given the rotating EU presidency in 2012, state-run Anatolian news agency reported late on Saturday.   

"If the peace negotiations there (Cyprus) are not conclusive, and the EU gives its rotating presidency to southern Cyprus, the real crisis will be between Turkey and the EU,"
Anatolian quoted Atalay as telling Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio and TV at the end of a trip to the breakaway state of northern Cyprus.   

"Because we will then freeze our relations with the EU, we have made this announcement, as a government we have made this decision," the agency quoted Atalay as saying.

The internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot government is due to obtain the six-month rotating EU presidency in July 2012.

What a bunch of retarded fucks. Seriously.

For the non-EU types, the rotating presidency thing as the word "rotating" implies, moves automatically to a different EU country each 6 months. So there is no EU decision involved here. And it is a purely procedural position - it does not involve any real power.

[Zanza]

It was a mistake to admit Cyprus before they sorted out the conflict.

[Martinus]

It was a mistake to admit Cyprus before they sorted out the conflict.

No it wasn't. If Cyprus was stirring up shit, you would be right, but it's Turkey that's being unreasonable here.

[Zanza]

It was South Cyprus that voted against the UN brokered peace deal with North Cyprus.

[Iormlund]

In related news, certain EU citizen who happens to be my brother has decided to end his grand tour in Turkey due to deepening relations with a representative of local female population.

[Fireblade]

In related news, certain EU citizen who happens to be my brother has decided to end his grand tour in Turkey due to deepening relations with a representative of local female population.

Sand nigger lover.

[Admiral Yi]

In related news, certain EU citizen who happens to be my brother has decided to end his grand tour in Turkey due to deepening relations with a representative of local female population.

  Problems with the clan?

[Iormlund]

Can I be: Ottoman in-law?

If her parents haven't lynched them yet I might go visit next spring. Apparently they'll live between Troy and Istanbul so there'll be a lot of interesting stuff to see.

[Sheilbh]

It was a mistake to admit Cyprus before they sorted out the conflict.

Agreed.

[Admiral Yi]

Can I be: Ottoman in-law?

If her parents haven't lynched them yet I might go visit next spring. Apparently they'll live between Troy and Istanbul so there'll be a lot of interesting stuff to see.

I can think of all kinds of Halloween costume possiblilities.

[Razgovory]

It was a mistake to admit Cyprus before they sorted out the conflict.

It was a mistake to admit about of a third of the countries in the EU.

[Zanza]

It was a mistake to admit about of a third of the countries in the EU.

Not really. The only other countries that shouldn't have joined in their then or even current state are Romania and Bulgaria. So that's 3 out of 27.

[Admiral Yi]

Not really. The only other countries that shouldn't have joined in their then or even current state are Romania and Bulgaria. So that's 3 out of 27.

You're happy about Hungary?  Greece?

[Neil]

It was a mistake to admit about of a third of the countries in the EU.

Not really. The only other countries that shouldn't have joined in their then or even current state are Romania and Bulgaria. So that's 3 out of 27.

There's also Greece.  The Greeks were, and remain, evil.

[Razgovory]

Not really. The only other countries that shouldn't have joined in their then or even current state are Romania and Bulgaria. So that's 3 out of 27.

You're happy about Hungary?  Greece?

Or those nasty Neo-Nazi Baltic states?  And Slovenia.