The economics of Turkish accession
Countries that want to join the EU need to comply with four accession criteria: One is political, one is related to EU law and two concern economics. Turkey has already made much headway with fulfilling the EU's criteria on democracy, the rule of law and minority rights. Although the EU will continue to watch Turkish politics closely, the main focus of the accession negotiations – scheduled to start in October 2005 – will be on economics.
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