European leaders have unanimously agreed to start membership talks with Turkey on 3 October 2005.
After a final few hours of discussion, EU leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels decided to set a date for opening talks after more than four decades of Turkish pressure.
"Today the European Union has opened its door to Turkey", said European Commission President José Manuel Durao Barroso.
However, with Austria, France, Denmark and others reticent about absorbing such a large...
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