EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn has cautioned France to think carefully of the consequences of pushing ahead with a general debate on Turkish membership of the bloc.
"Whoever kicks off a new debate should also consider all of the possible consequences," Mr Rehn told German daily FT Deutschland.
The comment is a reference to French president Nicolas Sarkozy's intention to make the EU have a debate on its final borders, with December slated as the date.
Mr Sarkozy is opp...
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