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EU report critical of Turkey’s pace of reform

By Daniel Dombey in London

Published: June 5 2006 22:23 | Last updated: June 5 2006 22:23

Turkey’s quest to join the European Union could come to a halt this year because of concerns over Ankara’s human rights record and tensions with Cyprus, an internal EU document makes clear.

A hard-hitting draft report for a key EU-Turkey meeting next week says Ankara has done too little to implement reforms and has failed to rein in the military or protect the freedoms of expression and religion.

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