"E.U., Cyprus And Economy
BYEGM: 1/28/2005
BY MERIC KOYATASI
AKSAM- EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn said during last week�s Sacrifice Fest that the screening process would start in October and that this would last for one year, which means, EU membership talks will start in October 2006, that is, one year after the date given to Turkey. Meanwhile, the EU is putting pressure on Turkey to make a concession for a solution to the Cyprus issue until October this year. I believe the EU will corner Turkey�s EU membership, but it also doesn�t want to exclude Turkey completely. In addition, the Turkish society is very far away from the EU in terms of culture and courses of conduct. Now let�s consider the Turkish-EU relations from a different perspective. Domestic and foreign business circles are glad that Turkey will start membership talks with the EU. People think a great many mergers and direct foreign investment will flow to Turkey. "
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