Turkey to Ignore EU Deadline
In a move that surely cannot help their bid to join the EU, Turkey announced they will not meet the deadline imposed by the EU to open its ports to Cyprus. Turkey's refusal is a result of an EU embargo against the northern part of the island which Turkey alone recognizes as being a part of Turkey (Check out the history of the Turkey-Cyprus conflict here). The EU has offered to take control of the area and open trade, but Turkey has declined that proposal as well. This latest move, in combination with the Armenian genocide issue, makes it less and less likely that Turkey will make it into the EU anytime in the near future. Add in the fact it is a largely Muslim country outside of what is typically considered "Europe" and I just do not see it happening. You can read more here.