"Time to Talk Turkey
The EU needs to set aside pettiness and consider Turkey�s full membership
By Tom Goeller
TURKEY HAS BEEN knocking at Europe�s door since before 1960, but only in December 1999 was this Muslim country between East and West officially recognized as a candidate for membership in the European Union (EU), the world�s largest trading bloc. In December 2002, the European Council announced that if Turkey met its political �Copenhagen criteria� by the end of 2004, it would open negotiations without delay. "
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