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Expatica -EU tables tough roadmap for Turkey entry talks

"EU tables tough roadmap for Turkey entry talks

29 June 2005

BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday approved tough conditions for opening European Union membership talks with Turkey as senior officials said Ankara's long-standing bid to join the 25-nation club may still end in failure.

'The shared objective of the negotiations is accession,' E.U. enlargement chief Olli Rehn told reporters."

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