"European leaders head for showdown on Turkey
Daniel Dombey in London, Fidelius Schmid in Brussels and Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: October 30 2006 22:03 | Last updated: October 30 2006 22:03
The European Union’s decision to open membership talks with Turkey was always a gamble. At present, it looks like it may not come off.
That is the subtext of a long-awaited European Commission report that sets the scene for a showdown between EU leaders over the future of Ankara’s European aspirations."
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