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At summit, EU leaders warn Ankara of sanctions

EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a number of pressing issues, with the focus being on Turkey. Discussions lasted into the early hours of Friday, with leaders reaching an agreement that assured Greece and Cyprus that the bloc would punish Turkey if it continues its provocations. This paved the way for the EU to also impose sanctions on Belarus. 

Yiannis Palaiologos, Kathimerini and SKAI TV’s EU correspondent in Brussels, joins us from Brussels with his analysis.

Read Yannis Palaiologos’s recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal: Europe Fails to Contain Turkey

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:

At summit, EU leaders talk tough on Turkey

EU leaders break deadlock to impose sanctions on Belarus

Greek PM hails EU ‘message’ to Turkey

Turkey’s state-run Halkbank must face sanctions case

Turkey’s Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules

Lawmakers introduce resolution condemning Azerbaijan, Turkey for conflict with Armenia

Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh

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