"French Parliament strikes blow to Turkish EU bid[fr][de]
Published: Friday 30 May 2008
The prospects of Turkey joining the EU faded yesterday (29 May) as the French National Assembly approved a bill making referenda obligatory for accepting new EU member countries with populations over 5% of the bloc's entire size."
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