"Mediterranean Union no option for Turkey EU bid
Tue 6 Nov 2007, 9:27 GMT [-] Text [+] By Henrique Almeida LISBON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A French proposal to create a union of Mediterranean countries is no alternative to Turkey's bid to join the European Union, European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is against full membership for Ankara, recently reiterated the idea of a Mediterranean Union which some analysts say is an attempt to appease Ankara if it fails to make it into the EU."
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