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EU leaders urge Turkey to step up reforms

By Daniel Dombey, George Parker and Tobias Buck in Brusselss

Published: June 16 2006 15:38 | Last updated: June 16 2006 17:12

Europe?s leaders on Friday delivered a stark warning to Turkey to step up its reforms, but decided not to set a tough new condition for EU enlargement.

Meeting in Brussels, the EU?s leaders called on Turkey ?to intensify the reform process and to implement it fully and effectively? and reminded Ankara that its actions would be scrutinised later this year.

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