"Europeans see religion as no bar to EU
By George Parker in Brussels and John Thornhill in Paris
Published: December:18 | Last updated: December:18
Support for further enlargement of the European Union has fallen in the UK and Spain in the past six months, in a further sign that the policy is losing public favour. However, religion is not at the root of such sentiment.
Tony Blair, Britain’s prime minister, is one of the most vocal cheerleaders for extending the EU’s borders to the east and this weekend flew to Ankara to reassure Turkey it was still welcome in the union."
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