The question of Turkish membership of the EU is set to become a key question in the German Christian Democrat’s European election campaign next spring.
Ccomments following last week’s bombs in Istanbul have already prompted fierce debate and controversy around statements made by various CDU-CSU members after the attacks.
The vice chairman of the CDU, Wolfgang Bosbach, is reported to have said that Turkish EU membership would "import terror problems" into the European Union.
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.