A change of government in Germany in September to favour the Christian Democrats could spell trouble for Turkey's bid to become a member of the EU.
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's decision to seek early elections after his party's regional election defeat on Sunday (22 May) has already prompted the CDU to let it be known that one of its campaign themes will be its opposition to Turkish EU membership.
CDU politician Matthias Wissman, the head of the Europe committee in the Bundestag,...
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