"Ankara accepts deal after war of nerves
By George Parker and Daniel Dombey in Brussels
Published: December 17 2004 20:15 | Last updated: December 17 2004 20:15
It was just before 1pm when the European Union's most controversial applicant disappeared: rumours swept the EU summit in Brussels that Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, had gone home.
It was not the first time a European leader, embroiled in tough negotiations, has used the 'get the engines warmed up on the jet, I'm leaving' tactic. "
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