Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Frustrated Turkey still wants EU entry, but maybe not euro | Reuters

Frustrated Turkey still wants EU entry, but maybe not euro

Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis talks during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul June 26, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

By Mohammed Abbas

LONDON | Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:14pm EST

(Reuters) - Turkey is committed to joining the European Union despite mounting frustration over decades of talks on the issue, but has little appetite for adopting the euro currency, a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday.

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