Now playing Next Europe News Euroviews. Will the new year bring a positive change in EU-Turkey relations? In the European corridors of power, people are very well aware that if the necessary reforms are not implemented, 2024 will open another cycle of blame and threats that will poison EU-Turkey relations once again, Christos Kourtelis and Caglar Ozturk write. 30/12/2023
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Now playing Next Tunisia Euroviews. Tunisia must break free from reliance on short-term economic fixes Tunis' political decision to mobilise resources for escalating expenditures without addressing the need to curb spending, downsize the government, and reduce the state's economic footprint is a looming disaster, Sadok Rouai writes. 20/12/2023