EU - 25 + 1 maybe

Diplomats in the EU will continue talks today to reach agreement on the framework for accession negotiations with Turkey - also due to start today. Austria is holding out for a wording that will allow something less than full membership. Turkey will not attend further talks if this happens. It all seems a bit of a mess, with bad feeling on both sides now. Some observers think a cooling off period, to allow both sides to resolve their own 'issues', may be better than a forced compromise more from the EU Observer...