EU accession wording causes Turkish 'discontent'
A text on enlargement adopted by EU foreign ministers on Monday (10 December) caused 'serious discontent' in Ankara after the term 'accession conference' was dropped at France's request. Even though the document confirms the objective of full EU membership for Turkey, the fact that the word "accession" has been dropped compared with last year's text has caused some "serious discontent", a Foreign Ministry spokesperson in Ankara declared on 10 December.
