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Briefing

Turkey and EU Accession

Critical Issues

Background:

EU opened entry talks with Turkey in 2005, but there has been little progress. So far, Turkey has begun work on 11 of the 35 chapters, or policy areas, necessary to satisfy EU accession requirements. French President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel are both opposed to Turkey's EU bid and public opinion in many EU countries is less than welcome. At the same time, there is growing disillusionment in Turkey towards joining the bloc, particularly among the young.

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Associated Readings

Analysis Foreign Policy Centre Et al, Olli Rehn, David Miliband and William Hague 2008 Turkey in Europe: The Economic Case for Turkey Membership of the EU Analysis European Commission Oct 14, 2009 Turkey 2009 Progress Report Analysis European Commission Nov 05, 2008 Turkey 2008 Progress Report