Turkey EU screening this week

Turkey will undergo screening for EU accession chapters on social policy and employment this week amid an atmosphere of concern in Ankara that a political dimension will be introduced to chapters it

Share indices break pre-Sep 11 highs

Traders are watching the FTSE 100 closely to see if it will break above 6,000 again this week. On Friday, the UK index breached 6,000 briefly for the first time since March

European Parliament leans on Turkey

The European Parliament is leaning on Turkey to implement the Ankara Protocol that extends the customs union to new member states including Cyprus. With 397 votes in favour, 95 against and 37