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Turkey - it's a yes, but a qualified yes. (Photo: EUobserver)

Turkey ready for membership talks, says Commission

The European Commission has said Turkey is ready to start EU membership negotiations.

But there was some qualification to Brussels' "yes".

"It is a qualified yes that is accompanied by a large number of recommendations on following up and monitoring the situation in Turkey", said Commission President Romano Prodi, announcing the decision.

In a long awaited report, published today (6 October), the Commission judges Turkish reforms to be enough to recommend starting accession...

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