"Scholars condemn alternatives to Turkey's EU entry
Published: Wednesday 20 May 2009
Turkish scholars yesterday (19 May) categorically rejected calls by France and Germany to replace the country's planned EU accession with a 'privileged partnership'.
Speaking at a Brussels conference organised by the 'TR Centre for Turkey in Europeexternal ', a think-tank, Turkish academics warned that it would be "impossible" for the country to accept any other kind of relationship with the EU than full membership. "
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