Turkey sets deadline of a decade for EU accession
Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped EU accession talks would be concluded by 2023Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped EU accession talks would be concluded by 2023
DEREK SCALLY, in Berlin
TURKISH PRIME minister Tayyip Erdogan has given the European Union a decade to conclude accession talks with Ankara.
During a visit to Berlin, Mr Erdogan said he hoped deadlocked talks would be concluded in time for 2023, the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the modern Turkish state.
More:Turkey sets deadline of a decade for EU accession - The Irish Times - Thu, Nov 01, 2012
