Turkey, which has been lobbying for EU admission since 1959 but was recognised as a candidate state only in 1999, expects the European Commission (EC) will launch accession talks before the end of the year.
Turska, koja se za prijam u EU zalaže još od 1959. godine, ali joj je status službenog kandidata priznat tek 1999. godine, očekuje pokretanje pregovora s Europskom komisijom (EC) o priključenju prije konca godine.