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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Daily Times-COMMENT: EU membership is a hurdles race for Turkey

"COMMENT: EU membership is a hurdles race for Turkey —Ijaz Hussain

Turkey must be admired for the determination it has shown in the face of hurdles put in its way. It is imperative that it perseveres till it achieves its objective or the EU’s real face of a “Christian club” is fully exposed
The results of the recent French and Dutch referenda on the EU draft constitution surprised no one. However, they also sent out the unintended signal that Turks, who are keen to get into the EU, are not welcome to its fold. The message was further highlighted when the EU summit broke down on the question of a long-term budget that would provide funding for newcomers. The EU Commission chief, Jose Manual Barroso, then stated that the EU needed to discuss the signal that the French and Dutch voters had sent about Turkey’s accession."

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