"Peace laureate sticks up for Turkey’s EU membership bid
France and Germany may not be over-keen, but the former Finnish president sees Turkish accession as a test of the EU's credibility
Martti Ahtisaari, a former Finnish president and Nobel peace laureate, has accused the European Union of stalling Turkey’s accession to the organisation
Speaking at a press conference given to introduce the second report by the European Commission on Turkey’s EU membership bid, Mr Ahtisaari suggested that the talks should be reinvigorated because having started, “Europe loses its credibility if we don’t let this process [of accession to the EU by Turkey] go unhindered”. "
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