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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10501
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/enlargement

France supports Serbia's EU candidacy, but not Turkey's

Brussels, 23/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - At the European Council on 9 December, France will back Serbia's candidacy to join the EU, on condition that “definite progress” has been made in its dialogue with Kosovo, and will continue to oppose Turkey's candidacy, French Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse said on Wednesday 23 November, reporting on a communication from Foreign Minister Alain Juppé to the council of ministers.

France would be prepared to “support the award of the status of...

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