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...quite. In order to qualify for full membership, Turkey has a long way to go in reforming its political and legal systems and its infrastructure. Still, analysts are impressed by the scale of its economic transformation. Says Gerald Knaus of the European Stability Initiative, an independent think tank, "We are seeing the transformation of an agrarian society into an industrial economy. If this continues, in 10 years' time Turkey will be much less of a drain on Europe than the E.U. currently thinks...
...only around one-third of those enjoyed in the main economies of Western Europe, and corruption remains widespread. Those realities may be part of the reason that, despite Turkey's impressive economic performance, Europe appears to be cooling toward welcoming it into the club. Although formal negotiations over its membership were recently started after Turkey had spent four decades knocking on the door, those negotiations are plagued by difficulties, and next month, a portion of those talks aimed at bringing Turkey up to Europe's legal, economic and political standards are likely to be suspended. E.U. officials say Turkey...
...growing number of Turks and Europeans are now voicing second thoughts about the whole idea. The Pope is hardly alone in publicly questioning whether Turkey can ever be part of Europe. French Presidential aspirant Nikolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel both oppose full membership. In Turkey, meanwhile, a growing number of nationalists are arguing that Turkey should not be making sacrifices to join the E.U. because it will infringe on Turkey's sovereignty. For the first time, a majority of Turks say they do not believe Turkey will ever be accepted into the Union. And a majority of Europeans...
...economic changes already under way in central Anatolia and other parts of Turkey continue , it may not matter, because in the process of pursuing E.U. membership, Turkey has begun to fundamentally transform its economy and way of life. Turkey's entrepreneurs are not waiting for E.U. membership to maximize their participation in the world economy. They're already there...
According to two sources close to Charlesview Inc., the board’s stances on the various University proposals were guided by a “development committee,” which has met either once or twice a month since 2004 and has a fluid membership of between 25 and 50 Charlesview residents...