Thursday, September 08, 2005

Bid for Turkish glory may yet end in ignoble defeat - World - Times Online

"Bid for Turkish glory may yet end in ignoble defeat
By Bronwen Maddox
THREE and a half weeks to go and Britain’s attempt to get Turkey into the European Union is looking a bit more hopeful than it did last week. But this battle, which has suddenly flared up to dominate Britain’s six-month presidency of the EU, is far from won.

Even if Britain succeeds in getting talks started by the target date of October 3, it then faces a long struggle to win support for Turkey’s actual membership, a policy that seems less popular by the day."

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