"EU to rubber-stamp Turkey agreement on Monday
THE EUROPEAN Union will rubber-stamp an agreement with Turkey on Monday expanding their customs union to the 10 new EU member states in a key step towards opening membership talks with Ankara in October.
An official of the EU�s Luxembourg presidency said foreign ministers would formally approve the protocol to the so-called Ankara agreement without debate at their monthly meeting, clearing the way for Turkey to sign it.
Signing the accord, which involves a move towards de facto recognition of Cyprus as an EU member, was one of the conditions set by EU leaders last December for Turkey to start accession negotiations with the 25-nation bloc on October 3."
More:EU to rubber-stamp Turkey agreement on Monday
