"Austria on EU collision course over Turkey talks
Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:39 PM BST167
By Paul Taylor
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austria appears to be on a collision course with its European Union partners over the terms for starting accession talks with Turkey next week, raising the risk of a last-minute cliffhanger unless Vienna backs down.
With 80 percent of his electorate opposed to Turkish entry, Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel is holding out for a face-saving formula spelling out the prospect of less than full membership in the EU negotiating mandate, diplomats said."
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