The Turkey-Europe-week launched on 3 October 2006 is set out to revive the debate about Turkish EU membership.
Background:
Accession negotiations were officially launched in October 2005. Nevertheless, EU-Turkey relations have cooled down recently with the main stumbling blocks on the road to accession being the Cyprus issue and freedom of speech.
The European parliament on 27 September 2006 voted on a critical report urging Turkey to improve its record of freedom of speech, freedom of religion and to find a solution to the Cyprus issue.
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