"Turkey's hard road ahead into EU
Gwynne Dyer, London
'I am absolutely in favor of Turkey's membership in the European Union,' said Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski in September. 'We will support it. But -- if we say yes' to Turkey -- it is a question then what we will say to Ukraine.'
The EU probably will say 'yes' to starting negotiations for Turkish membership at its summit meeting in Brussels on Dec. 17, although it could be ten years or longer before Turkey is actually a member. Ukraine is not even a candidate yet, and has not begun the lengthy process of reform that would be needed to bring its laws and practices into conformity with EU human rights standards. But it is Turkey that faces the higher hurdles. "
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