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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9326
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey

EU puts brakes on accession negotiations - Ankara not happy

Brussels, 12/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - Foreign affairs ministers reached an agreement on Monday evening to put the brakes on accession negotiations with Turkey (EUROPE 9325). Council conclusions were based on the Commission's recommendation to not open eight chapters and to not close any other of the negotiation fields, as long as Ankara does not comply with its obligations on customs union. To get to this point, ministers took care to produce a balanced message and combined the future...

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