The vexed questions of whether to support Turkey's bid to become an EU member and whether to hold a referendum on the Constitution are emerging as the main issues as the European election campaigns kick off in France.
On the first issue, the ruling centre-right UMP party, is steadfastly against Turkish entry.
Its electoral programme, recently cleared by the party membership, says, "Turkey has no business in the European Union", sentiments echoed recently by the UMP leader, Alain...
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