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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8860

6 January 2005
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Is Turkey up to meeting European Parliament accession conditions?

I have to ask myself to what extent Turkey is fully aware of the implication of its possible EU accession (see this section yesterday). If the Union reaffirms and sticks to its goals by adopting the Constitution, the "sharing of sovereignty" which goes far beyond what the Turkish authorities and the main body of public opinion are prepared to accept. It is possible that certain quarters in Turkey will have analysed the effects of full Union participation: if this is the case, they are not,...

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