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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8843

8 December 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Presidency proposes amendments to conclusions on Turkey (including reference to torture) but leaves most sensitive issues for European Council

Brussels, 07/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Dutch presidency has amended its draft conclusions for opening accession negotiations with Turkey in an effort to get as much support from Member States for its text before the European Council of 17 December. To attempt to convince some of the recalcitrant countries, the presidency added a text that had been discussed last week at Coreper, with references to the struggle against torture and the EU's absorption capacities. Nonetheless, the...

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