Angela Merkel on Cyprus

Chancellor Merkel was right to point on a recent visit to Ankara  that whilst the EU favours a closer cooperation between the 27 member states and Turkey the fact that PM Erdogan refuses to allow freedom of movement for ships registered by the Republic of Cyprus means that the talks for accession cannot continue. You can not want to join a club but change its rules before you even join? Time for some serious thinking on both sides I think!