"Turkey's historic path towards EU membership
Anthony Manduca
The European Union has finally opened membership talks with Turkey, paving the way for this huge Muslim country to eventually join the bloc. Last-minute objections by Austria, which wanted Ankara to be offered a 'privileged partnership' as an alternative to membership, should negotiations fail, were overcome. The opening of accession talks is a truly historic event and presents the EU with its biggest ever challenge - how to integrate such a huge, poor, Muslim country with a mixed human rights record into the club."
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