I don't think that the EU summit decision to open negotiations with Turkey has triggered a mechanism that will automatically lead to the country's accession to the Union. Ambiguities that still exist are too significant for the decision on this issue to be taken on Europe's future (see this section yesterday). I know that this is not how everyone sees the issue. Some pundits believe that if negotiations begin, then there is only one outcome, accession.
Two observations. My analysis is more...