‘Islamisation’ warning clouds Turks’ EU drive

Article reports on a speech given at the University of Leiden on 6 September 2004 by Fritz Bolkestein, European Commissioner for the Internal Market. Mr Bolkestein warned against the 'Islamisation' of Europe, casting doubt on Turkey's drive to join the European Union at a crucial time for its campaign for membership. His remarks were made as the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Günter Verheugen, visited Turkey prior to the release in October 2004 of a key Commission report on the country's preparations for joining the EU.

European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/04/390 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/04/390&format=HTML&aged=0&language=DE&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Enlargement: Candidate countries: Turkey https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/turkey_en

---