France: EU sanctions on Turkey an option over gas standoff
(WorldNews Europe)

NICOSIA, Cyprus — France on Friday backed Cyprus` calls for the European Union to consider imposing tougher sanctions on Turkey if the Turkish government won`t suspend its search for energy reserves in eastern Mediterranean waters where Cyprus and Greece claim exclusive economic rights. French Minister for European Affairs Clement Beaune said sanctions should be among the options the 27-member bloc considers employing if Turkey continues to "endanger the security and sovereignty of a member state." "But we consider that the Union should also be ready to use all the instruments at...