U decembru, EU je odlučila obustaviti pregovore s Turskom o pet pregovaračkih poglavlja zbog njenog odbijanja da otvori svoje luke i aerodrome za saobraćaj s Kipra, čiji se grčki dio pridružio Uniji u maju 2004.
In December, the EU decided to suspend talks with Turkey on eight negotiating chapters because of its refusal to open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus, whose Greek-run part joined the Union in May 2004.