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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8994

20 July 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
52% of Europeans oppose idea of Turkey joining the EU, with opposition reaching record 80% in Austria - Turkey most unpopular candidate country

Brussels, 19/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - A slender majority of European citizens polled in a recent Eurobarometer poll (May 2005) published by the European Commission on Monday back the idea of Turkey joining the EU.

Turkey's unpopularity reaches record levels in Austria, where 80% oppose Turkey's entry to the EU, 24% more than at the time of the previous Eurobarometer survey in autumn 2002. Germany does not lag far behind, with 74% of the population rejecting Turkey (up 20% on the previous...

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