"Turkey on brink of joining EU
NICOLA SMITH
IN BRUSSELS
EU LEADERS were poised last night to open accession talks with Turkey, giving a massive boost to Ankara�s four decade long bid to join the European Union.
Heads of state and government of the EU�s 25 member countries gathering in Brussels for a landmark summit were expected to name a date to start negotiations in autumn 2005.
Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, flew to Brussels yesterday evening, joining the Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for private talks in a hotel before the historic decision. "
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