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On 24 Sep 2004 07:11:48 -0700, John Stone wrote:
http://servihoo.com/channels/kinews/...&CategoryID=47
What's the current prognosis for Turkey joining the EU economic union
Not so brilliant.
Although USofA is trying hardly to make it happen ;-)
Please have a look:
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PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Turkey will not join the European Union for
at least 15 years and could only do so once France had held a
referendum on the issue, French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said
on Sunday.
"The membership of Turkey, in the best of cases, will not happen for
15 years," he told LCI television. "A decision as important as the
membership of Turkey in Europe could only be taken after there had
been a referendum in France."
Sarkozy, who plans to quit the Finance Ministry in November to lead
France's ruling conservative party, said he had reservations about
Turkey joining the 25-member bloc.
He was sceptical about the idea "not because it is a Muslim country
but because Turkey alone represents the membership of the 10 countries
(mainly) from eastern Europe," he said, referring to the countries
that joined the bloc this year.
Sarkozy made his comments after French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre
Raffarin voiced misgivings on Thursday about Turkey joining the bloc,
asking if Europe really wanted "the river of Islam to enter the
riverbed of secularism."
Raffarin said Turkey had made progress in adjusting its laws and
institutions to EU standards under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, but
queried the overwhelmingly Muslim but secular state's ability to stay
the course.
Turkey cleared a hurdle on its path towards EU membership on Sunday
when its parliament approved a new penal code which will boost women's
rights and punish police more severely for torture.
The European Commission is due to present an assessment on Oct. 6 of
whether Turkey has met the political and economic criteria which would
enable it to start negotiations.
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and
adopting the Euro?
(EMU).
Impossible for the next 25 years or even more!
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debban risolversi tutte con grandi puttane!
F.d.A