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JTW News - France Admits Opposition to Turkish EU Membership,

"France Admits Opposition to Turkish EU Membership,
French ambassador: Main hurdle is Turkey's huge population

The New Anatolian

While the French ambassador in Washington points to 'Turkey's huge population' as the main hurdle to their EU membership, France's ruling party leader Sarkozy reiterates his opposition to Turkish integration

The clear opposition by French authorities to Turkish EU membership creates conspiracy theories in the Turkish press about 'privileged partnership' for Turkey. The German main opposition party openly advocates a 'privileged partnership' status for Turkey"

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