Brussels, 17/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - "There is no 'privileged partnership' on our agenda (...) It is not even something we would be prepared to countenance". These are the words, reported by Reuters, with which Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reacted on Monday to the offer of such a partnership between Turkey and the EU put forward by Angela Merkel, CDU President.
In Brussels on Tuesday, Günter Verheugen consciously distanced himself from Angela Merkel's words. Answering questions...