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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9910
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey

EEP wants “long period of privileged partnership” rather than accession, says Wilfried Martens

Brussels, 28/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - Turkey's European future was the most controversial topic in the policy debate on “Uniting Europe on the World Stage”, held by the European People's Party (EPP) in Brussels on Wednesday 27 May. “The EPP position is very clear. We are for a long period of 'privileged partnership' between the EU and Turkey” rather than its outright accession, said Party leader Wilfried Martens. Head of the European Commission Delegation to Washington and former...

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