"Turkoskeptic Austria to hold referendum on Ankara's EU accession
AFP: 12/17/2004
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (AFP) - Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel said Friday that his country, whose population is overwhelmingly opposed to Turkey's EU accession according to polls, will hold a referendum on Ankara's EU hopes.
He was speaking after European Union (EU) leaders hammered out an agreement to launch EU membership talks next October, which are expected to last for at least a decade. "
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