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handle is hein.crs/crsajiv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22517 October 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations Vince L. Morelli Analyst in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary October 3, 2006, marked the first anniversary of the European Union's decision to proceed with formal negotiations with Turkey toward full membership in the Union. However, the occasion was marked with neither a recognition of Turkey's positive accomplishments nor a diminishing skepticism on the part of many Europeans that Turkey should be embraced as a member of the European family. Rather, the talk is of train crashes, the suspension of negotiations, expressions of doubt, and renewed suggestions that Turkey should never be admitted into the Union. This report will be updated as necessary. For additional information on European Union enlargement, see CRS Report RS21344, European Union Enlargement, by Kristin Archick. Turkey's Path to European Union Accession The European Union (EU) views enlargement as a historic opportunity to promote stability and prosperity throughout Europe. The criteria for European Union membership require candidates to achieve stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities; a functioning market economy, as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union.' On May 1, 2004, ten new states acceded to the EU, increasing the EU's population to roughly 450 million. Immediately after that decision, the EU turned its attention to future candidates for Union membership, including Turkey. Turkey and the European Commission first concluded an association agreement (Ankara Agreement) aimed at developing closer economic ties in 1963. The key provision of the agreement was the commitment by Turkey to establish a customs union that would be applied to each EU member state. Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress 1 Conclusions of the European Council, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 1993.

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