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EU lashes out at Turkey over rule of law, rights, freedoms

by Associated Press
| October 7, 2020 12:03 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday that Turkey’s negotiations on joining the world’s biggest trade bloc shouldn't be accelerated because of its failure to uphold democratic standards, protect the independence of its courts and effectively fight corruption.

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