Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Turkey finds zero success among EU neighbors

"Turkey finds zero success among EU neighbors

Though Turkey could have opened four chapters under the Spanish term presidency, now it might be left empty handed because of non-compliance with the bloc's criteria. EU diplomats say the grounds for the opening of the food safety chapter is not Brussels' but the Turkish Parliament's, adding that time is running out

In spite of great hopes at the outset of the Spanish term presidency for progress in the Turkish-EU accession talks, it appears increasingly unlikely that Turkey will succeed in opening any negotiation chapters before July."

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