"'Don't Use Turkey's EU Bid as Election Propaganda'
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Published: Saturday 28, 2005
European Commission Vice President Gunther Verheugen warned German Christian Democrat Union Party (CDU) leader Angela Merkel not to use Turkey's membership in the European Union as a campaign gimmick for possible early elections in Germany.
Verheugen said to German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' that Turkey's EU membership is not on the agenda at the moment and added: 'I advise Ms. Merkel to keep away from this topic.' "
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