"France risks EU row over human rights in Turkey
By Daniel Dombey in Brussels and Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: March 22 2006 16:31 | Last updated: March 22 2006 16:31
France is pushing the European Union to take a tougher line on human rights in accession negotiations with Turkey in a move the European Commission fears will damage relations with Ankara.
EU leaders are also facing calls from Paris to thrash out a new, more rigorous strategy for enlargement – an issue that foreign ministers will discuss at a summit on Thursday night."
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