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FT.com / World - Paris and Berlin dent Turkey's EU hopes

"Paris and Berlin dent Turkey's EU hopes
By George Parker in Brussels, Bertrand Benoit in Berlin and John Thornhill in Paris
Published: August 26 2005 19:49 | Last updated: August 26 2005 19:49

Turkey EUTurkey's hopes for a smooth start to European Union membership talks on October 3 were Friday shaken by separate warning shots from France and Germany.

Jacques Chirac, France's president, on Friday appeared to throw up a new hurdle to the start of talks, suggesting that Turkey needed to recognise Cyprus."

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