"Why Turkey Must Get In
Its EU entry is good for France.
Published Jul 15, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Jul 27, 2009
Twenty-two countries have negotiated for European Union membership in its history, and all were ultimately offered ac-cession. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy has long blocked Turkey's entry into the EU, and his objections are no symbolic snag. France is a key EU country, and Paris's veto has frustrated Turkey's EU hopes. Sarkozy's veto has become a new Maginot Line, the futile and antiquated fortifications France built to defend itself."
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