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| EU satisfied with Turkish reforms |
| 2004-09-23 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 Almost on the nail with your last guess, Aris. Though I wouldn't say Turkey's a bad thing per se. The more the merrier as far as the EU's concerned; it's bound to be less federal, more free trade that way. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-09-24 12:29:59 PM |
| #5 "It really ought to happen..." I thought you believed the EU was a *bad* thing? Does that mean you are wishing a bad thing to happen to Turkey, or is somehow EU a good thing in Turkey's case even if it's a bad thing in general? *g* Or is it *Turkey* that's the bad thing, and you're simply wishing two bad things to happen to each other? ;-) |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-09-23 7:28:07 PM |
| #4 Bien sur. Those Turks are so, tu sais, well brought up. |
| Posted by: Jacky ChIraky 2004-09-23 7:02:11 PM |
| #3 Actually, IIUC, Chirac's pro Turkish membership, although he's almost alone amongst his party and Government in being so. Schroeder is, too. So's the UK, the USA... It really ought to happen... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-09-23 7:00:01 PM |
| #2 And if Chirac and co. stop having objections, the Greeks and the Cypriots will start having them again. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-09-23 6:43:18 PM |
| #1 This doesn't mean anything. One passage in the article stands out: "Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said there were 'no more obstacles' for Turkey on its path towards opening accession talks." Accession talks. No guarantees, promises, or votes, just talks. In the meantime, Chirac and Co. will simply find something else with which to use as a reason to object to a potential Turkey EU membership. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-23 4:19:35 PM |