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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8780

8 September 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Harsh words from Commissioner Bolkestein on Turkey's accession and "Islamisation" of Europe

Brussels, 07/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein set the cat among the pigeons on Monday, with his harsh words about Turkey's accession to the European Union and the supposed "Islamisation" of Europe, whilst his colleague for enlargement, Günter Verheugen, is using much more positive words on his last tour before the European Commission returns its opinion on the opening of accession negotiations with Turkey on 6 October.

In his speech to the University of...

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