Customs union: Old instrument, new function in EU-Turkey relations

Abstract: The European Council’s conclusions on external relations published on 1 October 2020 hint at the readiness of the European Union (EU) to enter into a new stage in its relations with Turkey. On the one hand, the EU “strongly condemns violation of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus” and “calls on Turkey to abstain from similar actions in the future, in breach of international law”. It also insists on resolv­ing differences "through peaceful dialogue2 - a clear hint at Turkey's extensive show of military might in the Mediterranean - and underlines its determination to apply sanctions to Turkey. On the other hand, the EU has agreed "to launch a positive politi­cal EU-Turkey agenda with a specific emphasis on the modernisation of the Customs Union and trade facilitation, people-to-people contacts, High level dialogues", and "con­tinued cooperation on migration issues". The essential condition to kick off this new agenda is to sustain the "constructive efforts to stop illegal

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 4 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP Comment ; Bd. 48/2020

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2020
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
• (when): 2020
• Creator: Adar, Sinem ; Bilotta, Nicola ; Denizeau, Aurélien ; Ekim, Sinan ; Schmid, Dorothée ; Seufert, Günter ; Toygür, Ilke ; Wasilewski, Karol
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2020C48
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-70838-3
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:38 AM CEST