Turkey's EU negotiator told MEPs Ankara wants nothing short of full membership, with Brussels and London backing the bid in the teeth of French and German opposition.
Speaking in the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee on Tuesday (12 July) Ali Babacan said "No document signed between Turkey and the EU nor any other EU decision envisages any other option".
Mr Babacan was responding to voices in the EU in favour of granting Turkey a "privileged partnership" status inste...
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