"European Union and Turkey begin next stage of membership talks
The European Union, under the presidency of Portugal, plans to open talks on consumer and health protection with Turkey in December despite continuing ambivalence in the bloc about Turkish membership and previous setbacks in the negotiations. Portugal hopes that restarting the accession talks will energize the country's moves towards reform."
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