EU Parliament Rapporteur Says Turkey-EU Relations 'Slightly Better'

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• European Parliament rapporteur says Turkey-EU ties are a little bit better than in 2020, citing the resumption to Turkey-Greece talks as a positive move.
  • Notes the environment is much more suitable for resuming Turkey-EU talks. Says that the EU is unlikely to update its customs union unless Turkey shows visible improvements in democracy
• CHP leader warns of looming 'price hike hurricane' ahead of winter, highlighting steep food price increases and Erdogan's efforts to distract from this by criticising other countries
• Merkel to meet Erdogan on Oct 16 for her farewell visit to Turkey. The agenda is set to discuss bilateral, international issues and cooperation on migration
• Ankara condemns Washington over 'deceptive' Syria policy over a letter sent to Congress extending the state of emergency in Syria and accusing Turkey undermining the war on ISIS in the region. Also slammed the US for its continued support for the YPG.
  • MHP leader Bahceli echoed these concerns – asking if the US is a strategic partner of the PKK while also linking the HDP to the terror group and hoping that the constitutional court would rule in favour of its closure –
• Greece seeks to boost border security with Turkey with fence extensions and 250 more officers to slow irregular migrant crossings from Turkey.

Data:

• 0800BST: Aug Current Account Balance exp at -0.10bn vs -0.68bn prior
• 0800BST: Unemployment Rate exp at 3.7% vs -4.2% prior