Turkey to take step forward in EU bid
Posted on 2008-09-16 17:35:30
Turkey's slowed EU accession bid will take a step forward after EU states and Ankara open talks on a second policy area.
Turkey's slowed EU accession bid will take a step forward on Thursday when EU states and Ankara open talks on a second policy area, an EU official said.
The talks on the "chapter", or negotiating area, covering enterprise and industry will be held in Brussels after EU ambassadors approved the step on Wednesday, said the official, who did not want to be identified.
It will be only the second of 35 chapters that must be completed before Turkey can join the bloc.
Turkey's EU accession talks started in October 2005.