"Turkey, other EU rejects have palatable Plan B
May 31, 2005
BY JOHN O'SULLIVAN
However the French had voted in Sunday's referendum on the European constitution, the result would have been bad for Turkey. The Euro-Constitution was designed, among other purposes, for an enlarged European Union that would include Turkey. If the French had voted 'yes,' the political elites would have interpreted the victory as occurring despite the unpopular prospect of Turkish entry. Having voted 'no,' the defeat is seen as a result of it. "
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