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[magikthrill]

im talking long term

[Murtaza]

another thing i was wondering.

is it true that the TUrks of Asia Minor and big cities such as Istanbul are "xenophobic" towards the Turks of deep Anatolial; do they see them as different people that they would rather not have in their country?

No. where did you learn it?

[Turkey (( *]

magikthrill wrote:

another thing i was wondering.

is it true that the TUrks of Asia Minor and big cities such as Istanbul are "xenophobic" towards the Turks of deep Anatolial; do they see them as different people that they would rather not have in their country?

That is TOTALLY untrue!!

[Agios Amvrosios]

I think that a lot of small European countries and even Russia will be admitted before Turkey is allowed into the EU.

The small countries -although small have small problems but countries like Russia and Turkey have huge problmes for the EU to work out.

[cannedmoose]

I think it's likely that Romania and Bulgaria will be the last additions for quite a while... pending Croatia's application being re-energised. As for Russia's membership... WAYYYYYYY off, not within the next 30 years at least. Russia has little interest in being part of a wider union, preferring at the moment to exert influence alone on the global stage. As she develops, there will be even less incentive to join the EU, more like she will seek a free trade area and that will be all.

[Turkey (( *]

I must express one thing here --> We don't even know if EU is going to exist in several decades!!!
The smaller countries could be taken into EU without problem but Russia before Turkey(!), I really doubt that unless Russia makes a huge progress by time.

[Murtaza]

I think It will never be,
They afraid from Turkey, And they will afraid from Russia too.
In reality both Turkey and Russia will not enter EU.
And In fact, Important of Europea is decreasing, Core of Power is changing to Asia, and both Russia and Turkey have a foot at there, Turkic Countries and even other countries. For This We need EU, nothing more.

Europe is loosing power.Even Greece lost its initiative.
Without a radical change, they will be less and less.

Our way is too east not west.

[Turkey (( *]

I definately agree on what Murtaza said! The power in 30-40 years or may be even shorter than that will be shifted to Asia. Europe will have little importance, unless, of course, they repair their damaged union and become stronger then China and the East! (Seems impossible doesn't it)

[gabaston]

without doubt

Asia will be the contintent of this century.

India alone produces more science graduates than all of europe put together............source Tony Blair.

[Turkey (( *]

ouchhh That is a definately bad fact for Europeans, and real bad for the British because it was Blair who admitted it!