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Now playing Next Europe News Turkish election: Here's how an opposition win could impact EU ties Turkey is officially a candidate to join the EU but its accession talks have been frozen since 2018 over rule of law and democratic concerns. 13/05/2023
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Now playing Next world news At least one dead as new quake strikes Turkey, toppling buildings More than 100 people were injured as a result of Monday's quake which was centred on the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province. 27/02/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU border agency Frontex 'covered up illegal migrant pushbacks' A 120-page report from the EU's anti-fraud watchdog says Frontex was involved in covering up the illegal pushback of migrants from Greece to Turkey, violating their human rights. 14/10/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Turkey warns of 'security risks' if Finland & Sweden join NATO Turkey's president wrote Finland and Sweden's entry into NATO would endanger his country and the "organisation's future". 31/05/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels agrees on more military aid for Ukraine, but no new sanctions The bloc's foreign affairs ministers also agreed to formally approve the EU's so-called Strategic Compass for defence. 21/03/2022
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Now playing Next Europe News EU-Turkey relations at 'historic low point,' MEPs warn EU-Turkey relations have deteriorated so much that Brussels needs to profoundly reassess them, MEPs said in an unusually tough report adopted on Wednesday. 19/05/2021
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Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: AstraZeneca jab troubles and Turkey's diplomacy mistake The European Medicines Agency said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially cause rare blood clots and Commission President von der Leyen got sidelined in Ankara. Here's a look at two key stories making the news in Brussels this week. 09/04/2021
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Now playing Next Europe News Brussels considers visa restrictions against non-EU countries The European Commission may impose visa restrictions on third countries that refuse to take back their citizens who have tried to come into the EU unsuccessfully. 18/03/2021
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