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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8783

11 September 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Commissioner Fischler lashes out against Turkey's membership - Commissioner Patten supports opening of negotiations

Brussels, 10/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Fischler has "serious doubts" about whether Turkey should become a member of the EU and lashes out by bringing into doubt the European Commission's proposal to approve the opening of membership talks on 6 October. In an internal 9-page document, forwarded to the other members of the College on 30 July, and which has just been released to the press, the Austrian Commissioner uses every possible argument - disproportionate cost of agriculture...

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