Germany Blocks Restart of Turkey Talks on Joining EU
By James G. Neuger - Jun 20, 2013 5:21 PM GMT+0300
Germany stood in the way of reviving Turkey’s bid to join the European Union, protesting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown on dissenters, two EU officials said.
Germany opposed the renewed embrace of Turkey at a meeting of representatives of the bloc’s 27 governments in Brussels today, said the officials who asked not to be named because they’re not authorized to speak publicly. The Dutch representative abstained, and the other 25 countries were in favor. Progress required unanimity.
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