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Now playing Next Europe News Brussels to revive ties with Turkey as EU candidacy remains stalled The EU wants to revive its political and economic relationship with Turkey in a bid to boost regional stability, despite a deep rift between Brussels and Ankara's foreign policies and stalled EU membership talks. 29/11/2023
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