"Barroso Urges `Frank' Debate on Turkey's EU Entry Bid (Update1)
June 22 (Bloomberg) -- European Commission President Jose Barroso called for a ``frank discussion'' of Turkey's prospects of joining the European Union, saying opposition to Turkish membership helped defeat the EU constitution.
Resistance to admitting an overwhelmingly Muslim country with a standard of living about a quarter of the EU average played a role in French and Dutch voters' rejection of the constitution, designed to strengthen the EU's global voice. "
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