"Croatia Leaps Past Turkey on Road to EU Membership
By James G. Neuger
June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Croatia leapt past Turkey on the road to European Union membership, opening negotiations in six EU policy areas and staying on course to join as soon as the end of the decade.
Croatia's progress came as the Turkish government started talks in only two areas and was blocked from a third by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, an opponent of Turkey's EU bid."
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