Frits Bolkestein, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, said yesterday (18 March) that he expects Turkey to become an EU member in 2016.
Speaking in the Dutch parliament, Bolkestein stated that "if he were allowed to fantasise a little bit", accession negotiations with Ankara could be started as early as 2006. The Turks could then enter the EU around ten years later.
This would rule out starting n...
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