On the eve of a crucial report on his country's readiness to begin membership negotiations with the EU, the Turkish foreign minister has said that special conditions should not be attached to Ankara's membership.
"It is out of the question that there are special conditions for Turkey", said Abdullah Gül on Monday (4 October) in Ankara.
His words follow newspaper reports that Brussels is considering imposing permanent emergency restrictions on the free movement of workers from Turk...
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