What does it mean for Turkey?

It's certainly something that will enable everyone in Turkey

to project how important they are now for the European Union.

In EU, that had * over the last 7 or 8 years.

The Middle East policy which was strikingly delusional

rested on the idea of the revival of a near * Middle East led by Mr. Edward lies in ruins,

and that's partly why they are looking for a new relationship with the EU.

But one in which as they would say in Brussel,

it's the Europeans now who are the demanders not the Turk, banging at the door of Brussel.

Is the deal a victory for Angela Merkel?

It does, it seems to me take some of the gathering political pressure off Mrs. Merkel at home

and in the rest of Europe, particularly ahead of regional elections in the coming days.

But so much about this deal still rests on the ability to implement,

and that's really far from clear.

These are liberalization is likely to be very contentious and reopening at session negotiation

is likely to be problematic for long as there are in *, particularly from Cyprus.

What does the deal with Turkey say about the state of the European Union?

This is a deal gone out of desperation with a country which has turned * under Mr. Edogawa.

I mean, he's only just closed a major opposition press group.

The reporters without borders, the media NGO, places Turkey at 149 in its league table.

The press freedom that places is just above the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russia。

It's not a pretty deal and it isn't likely to look prettier as the weeks go by.