EU delivers Turkish membership snub

The European Union will not endorse Turkey's demands to set a date by the end of 2002 for beginning entry into the EU talks. This became apparent after a meeting of the European Commission on 2 October 2002 to adopt the 2000 Regular Reports.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Enlargement: Turkey https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/turkey_en

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