Turkey To Relaunch EU Membership Bid with Economic Talks

European Union foreign minister are set to revive turkey’s efforts to join the bloc by agreeing to open talks on the EU’s financial rules, as part of a bigger deal to help Europe solve its migration crisis. Turkey’s promise to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the European Union, to which Ankara formally started its membership talks a year ago. The decision to open the chapter on economic and monetary policy comes at a time of concern from investors over whether the programme of Turkey’s new government will curtail central bank independence.