"Turkey's EU bid in spotlight
Monday, December 13, 2004 Posted: 0439 GMT (1239 HKT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The debate over Turkey's European Union membership enters the home stretch Monday when EU foreign ministers give the issue a final review before sending it to a meeting of European leaders for a decision later this week.
Meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, the EU leaders will likely grant Turkey what it has been clamoring for: a 2005 date to begin membership negotiations."
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