Paris set to fight Turkey EU bid

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Series Details 13.6.07
Publication Date 13/06/2007
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Article suggests that France is threatening to block part of Turkey's membership bid to join the European Union in June 2007, in the first sign President Nicolas Sarkozy is serious about pushing Ankara into an arms-length relationship with Europe. Mr Sarkozy's officials in Brussels have expressed concern about allowing Turkey to start talks aimed at preparing it to join the euro - an outcome the president is not prepared to contemplate.

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