26 October 2004

In another corner of the world....

A small update to the Turkey situation, again from the news source of choice for the night, the BBC:

Summit to Discuss Turkey EU Bid

The entry of Turkey into the European Union, which is beginning to look distant but inevitable, will dramatically shift the nature of this experiment in supranationalism. A poor, populous nation, it will shift the axis of power ever further from France. France, understandly, has been quite perturbed at suggestions of Turkey's entry. Germany, on the other hand, with a huge population of Turkish immigrants, has been a relentless advocate.

Read up! Sure to blog on this later.

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