"Voters 'prefer' Ukraine to Turkey
Nicholas Watt in Brussels
Thursday March 24, 2005
The Guardian
Ukraine's campaign to join the EU today receives a boost from an opinion poll which shows greater support in Europe for Ukrainian membership than for Turkey.
A survey of some 6,000 people in the EU's six largest countries found 55% of voters would like Ukraine to become part of the union. This compares with 45% who support Turkey's bid to join, a process which is due to be formally launched on October 3. "
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