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EU opens new phase in Turkey membership bid talks
The EU has opened a new chapter in Turkey's EU membership talks, covering budget contributions to the bloc. By moving on with the negotiations the EU is delivering on a pledge it made to Turkey in March, said Slovakia — the country now set to manage EU affairs. Turkey's bid to join the EU is highly controversial...
In or out? UK votes in historic referendum on EU membership
Voters headed to the polls Thursday in a historic referendum on the United Kingdom's future membership in the European Union. A record number of people — almost 46.5 million — are registered to take part in the once-in-a generation vote. The registered voters include Britons from England, Wales, Scotland,...
Horror as Turkish is made an ‘official EU language’ before ANY voters support membership
TURKISH is to become an official language of the European Union, as the Islamic nation draws closer to being admitted as a fully-fledged EU member. Not a single voter from the EU's 28 member states — which have a total population of 508 million — has yet to vote in favour of Turkish membership. But MEPs voted...