"Will Sarkozy shift to realism ?
Yavuz Baydar
Friday 18 May 2007 - 07:00
The good news is that the EU has been swift in issuing warnings on the subject of Turkey to the new president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy. EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn’s repeated calls for caution in Turkish-EU relations have been noted and we may expect more on the issue in the immediate future.
As Rehn pointed out Turkey is more fragile than ever, given its present domestic conditions, and should not continue to be mistreated. This is a strict warning to both Sarkozy specifically and French politicians in general, as the upcoming parliamentary elections may again be conducted with heavy overtones of opposition to Turkey’s potential for full membership in the EU."
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