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Auschwitz camp sign. Bagis: 'The only remedy for this distorted mentality is Turkey's accession to the EU' (Photo: icrf)

Turkey clarifies 'fascist' EU claim

The European Commission has said Turkish EU affairs Minister Egemen Bagıs could have been "better chosen" his words after he used a Holocaust commemoration event in Auschwitz to say the EU risks emulating "fascist methods of [the] 1930s".

On Thursday (3 February) a spokeswoman for EU enlargement commissioner Stefan Fule said Mr Bagis later gave clarifications by phone after his initial comments raised eyebrows in Brussels and further afield.

"Minister Bagis explained to the commi...

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Auschwitz camp sign. Bagis: 'The only remedy for this distorted mentality is Turkey's accession to the EU' (Photo: icrf)

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