"A glass half full as Turkey prepares for EU talks
By Philip Robins
Special to The Daily Star
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Turkey edged closer to its strategic goal of membership in the European Union with the long awaited report of the European Commission two weeks ago. The commission recommended that the EU start accession negotiations with Turkey, albeit under certain conditions. Attention now switches to the European summit on Dec. 17 to see if this cautiously positive view of the EU's bureaucracy is endorsed by its altogether flightier politicians."
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