"Portugal’s Futile Fight for Turkey
WORLDWATCH: ASIA
August/September 2007
Portugal, now holding the European Union’s rotating presidency for the remainder of 2007, faces an uphill battle in its goal to admit Turkey into the EU.
Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates faces stiff resistance to Turkey’s membership from different EU states. France’s new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has shown his opposition by blocking vital entrance negotiations concerning Turkish-EU economic and monetary policy—a move that throws Turkish entry talks into doubt."
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