EU Threatens to Punish Turkey Over Drilling in Mediterranean
- Bloc decides to examine ‘appropriate measures without delay’
- Decision could pave way for sanctions over Cyprus drilling
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The European Union will examine retaliatory measures against Turkey over its drilling activities in the southeastern Mediterranean, in a move that risks pushing relations between Ankara and Brussels to a new low.
At a meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, EU ministers invited the bloc’s executive and foreign policy arms “to submit options for appropriate measures without delay,” according to a joint communique by the bloc’s 28 governments. The move could pave the way for targeted sanctions against companies and individuals involved in the drilling activities.