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Friday, April 11, 2008

EU Wants Turkey to Speed up Democratic Reforms

"EU Wants Turkey to Speed up Democratic Reforms
By Dorian Jones
Istanbul
10 April 2008


European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso Thursday urged Turkey to speed up reforms needed to meet European Union membership criteria. Barroso, who is on a three-day visit to Turkey, said the country's membership in the EU would offer what he called a 'powerful alternative' to militant Islam. Dorian Jones reports on Barroso's trip."

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