"Turkey's EU enthusiasm cooled by pressures for reform
"Feels like an unwanted bride"
By Andrew Borowiec
The Washington Times
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Turkish enthusiasm for membership in the European Union is ebbing, eroded by the bloc's criticism of the pace and extent of essential reforms.
Diplomats cite negative opinion polls, according to which 35 percent of Turks would like to join the bloc, or half the number before the negotiations started last year. "
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