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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8361
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council of copenhagen

The Fifteen will decide in December 2004 to begin accession negotiations with Turkey, if it fulfils the criteria - Increased pre-accession aid

Copenhagen, 13/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The EU Heads of State and Government have fixed a rendezvous with Turkey for December 2004: if by then, the European Council judges that it has fulfilled the required political criteria, accession negotiations will begin. The Fifteen explicitly included this in the conclusions of the European Council of Copenhagen. "If in December 2004, the European Council, on the basis of a Commission report and recommendation, decides that Turkey satisfies the...

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