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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8774

31 August 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Dutch report recommends launching accession negotiations with Turkey in next two years to leave time for implementing democratic reforms

Brussels, 30/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - Considering that it will take longer to prepare for Turkey's accession to the EU than for other countries in the past, the report by a Dutch consultancy on international affairs, AIV (Advisory Council on International Affairs) recommends that the Netherlands ensures the accession negotiations with Turkey are launched before the end of 2006 (see Europe of 27 August, p.5). Publishing the report last Wednesday, the authors (mainly from academia) have...

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