French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to force a debate on Turkey and whether it belongs in the European Union in the coming months, despite visible reluctance by the European Commission to confront the issue.
Addressing a packed Brussels press room yesterday a week after being sworn into office, Mr Sarkozy stated "I believe that Turkey does not have a place in the European Union."
"We are going to have this debate on Turkey, we cannot avoid it," he added.
The president went ...
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