Thursday, June 29, 2006

theparliament.com - Finns take on Turkish EU entry debate - again

"Finns take on Turkish EU entry debate - again

Turkey is set to be a difficult issue for Finland’s EU presidency – just as it was when Helsinki last held the post in 1999.

Finland brokered a difficult Helsinki summit deal seven years ago recognising Turkey as an EU candidate country.

As Ankara’s membership negotiations get underway in 2006, Finland must oversee delicate and increasingly turbulent EU-Turkey negotiations."

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