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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR
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To: thames_sider who wrote (16951)3/7/2003 10:13:20 AM
From: zonder  Read Replies (1) of 25898
 
I think the real concerns are over Greece - which is perpetually on the brink of conflict, if not actual war, over Cyprus (not to mention various Aegean islands)

That is ancient history. The two countries are on pretty good terms now, ever since the 1999 earthquake in Turkey which Greeks were first to help with specialist disaster teams, and the subsequent earthquake in Greece where Turks were first to help. Strangely enough, through two catastrophes, the two nations saw the human side in each other. You may have noticed that Greece lifted its veto of Turkey's candidacy into the EU in that same year.

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In addition, Turks would probably flock north in search of better-paid jobs than at home, which may be good in the longer run but would be problematic for some years and risk horrible political repercussions

That is a much more important issue on the collective European mind. They already see the problems in Germany and Holland, where there are significant Turkish communities.

The main reason why Turkey cannot be a real candidate for EU at this point is actually economics - there are certain levels of economic performance that EU candidates have to attain, and Turkey is about 10 years away from them - just look at their inflation...
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