Date

1 February 2010

Related countries

Turkey

Related issues

Dams
European Union (EU)

Further information

External link

(ECA Watch Austria, Vienna, 12 February 2010)  Turkish prime minister Erdogan announced that construction of the Ilisu dam would soon restart, despite a 3 February 2010 European Parliament resolution which demanded that Ilisu construction stop as part of Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU.