"Centre for European Reform Bosphorus conference
Istanbul, Turkey 15 September 2006, 19.30 (20.30 Brussels)
In this speech given to a conference organised by the Centre for European Reform in Istanbul on 15 September 2006, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson warns that the political repercussions of Europe’s response to the economic challenges of globalisation will impact on the ongoing debate on Turkish membership of the EU. Mandelson argues that Turkey risks becoming “the projected image of everything Europe fears about a changing world”. Mandelson argues that making the economic and political case for globalisation in Europe will be crucial in ensuring a “rational” debate on Turkey’s place in the EU."
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