"Tough EU terms for Turkey Draft of document draws framework
By Marie-Louise Moller and Paul Taylor, Reuters | November 30, 2004
BRUSSELS -- Turkey will have to accept tough conditions, including de facto recognition of Cyprus and a permanent brake on labor migration, to open European Union entry talks, according to a draft EU summit statement.
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The draft circulated by the Dutch EU presidency and obtained by Reuters left blank the crucial wording of the decision on whether, when, and how to open entry negotiations with Ankara. The 25 EU leaders will fill it in at their Dec. 16-17 summit."
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