"Turkey's EU entry would halt integration-Giscard
23.09.2005 - 18:21
By Jon Boyle
PARIS (Reuters) - The architect of the European Union constitution warned the 25-nation bloc on Friday against starting accession talks with Turkey next month, saying Ankara's entry would kill off hopes of tighter political integration.
Speaking just 10 days before the EU launches membership talks with Ankara on October 3, former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing said most French voters opposed Turkish membership."
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