Austria Upholds Objection to Turkey in EU

"LUXEMBOURG (AP) - European Union foreign ministers failed to persuade Austria to drop its objections to Turkey's bid to join the club, and crisis talks that went into the early morning hours Monday were set to resume later in the morning, diplomats said.

The EU had long planned to start entry talks with the predominantly Muslim Turkey on Monday, the fulfillment of a promise first made as far back as 1963. But Austria has refused to agree to the EU's negotiating mandate - putting the talks on hold and the 25-member bloc into crisis."
MyWay