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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10052

9 January 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey/germany

08/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - Visiting Ankara on 7 January, the German foreign minister, Guido Westerwalle, spoke in favour of Turkey's membership of the EU. In line with what had been agreed when talks were opened in 2005, Turkey has “real prospects of membership” although it does not yet meet the criteria set and it is impossible to set a timetable for accession, Mr Westerwalle said. Comments made by the minister, who underlined that he was speaking on behalf of his country, have caused...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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