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 zalagala za prijem u EU od 1959. godine, ali je priznata kao zvaničan kandidat tek 1999, očekuje da Evropska komisija (EK) pokrene pregovore o pridruživanju pre kraja godine.