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Friday, July 30, 2010

Conservatives blast Westerwelle over Turkey EU bid - The Local

"Conservatives blast Westerwelle over Turkey EU bid

Published: 30 Jul 10 10:25 CET

Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has angered conservatives in his own government coalition this week by keeping open the possibility of full European Union membership for Turkey.

The Christian Social Union, the Bavarian sister party of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, demanded on Friday that Westerwelle take a stronger and clearer stance that Turkey should remain a “privileged partner” of Europe, rather than a full member."

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