"EU dampens Turkey's hopes for membership
THE HAGUE, Nov 24: The European Union said on Wednesday that its member states will make their own decision on whether Turkey has fulfilled conditions to start membership talks despite a favourable view by the European Commission which had boosted Ankara's hopes.
Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, also urged Ankara to pass several outstanding reforms and stressed that the EU would be 'very strict' in assessing Turkey's merits for ultimate membership. "
More:EU dampens Turkey's hopes for membership -DAWN - International; 25 November, 2004
