"Second Civil Platform in Brussels
The government, business circles and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been working for a long while for the start of Turkey's European Union (EU) full membership negotiations.
Until a short while ago, the prevalent belief was that a positive decision would come out from the EU and that 'this job is done'. However, opposing voices and negative signals have appeared in the few weeks before the decision is due, which have caused civil society to act again. "
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