Commissioner responsible for enlargement of the European Union Gunter Verheugen has dispelled Turkey’s hopes for membership in the EU in the near future. Turkey can become part of the EU “not earlier than in 2010,” he said in an interview published in Welt German newspaper today. In Verheugen’s opinion, for the Turkish government the talks on accession to the European Union are “as important, as the EU membership itself.” In the autumn the European Commission will present its report on the situation with holding reforms in Turkey. Based on the report, the EU governments will pass a decision on starting talks on accession of the country to the European Union, G. Verheugen reported.
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