"Are We Ready For 2006?
BYEGM: 11/29/2004
BY ZEYNEP GURCANLI
STAR- Ankara had hoped that its EU membership negotiations would start in the first half of next year. Following all our reforms, the EU encouraged high spirits. However, the expected failed to materialize. Just two weeks before the Dec. 17 EU summit, the EU's stance on Turkey is getting clearer while Ankara grows confused. Firstly, let's talk about a realistic estimate of what we should expect on Dec. 17. During a recent meeting between Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and the EU troika at The Hague, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot summarized Turkey's shortcomings on the Copenhagen criteria by saying that six more laws were needed."
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