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Title: Sarkozy and Merkel say "NO" to Turkey's accession to the EU
Post by: HelmutD. on May 11, 2009, 01:28:43 AM
Franco-German leaders Sarkozy and Merkel launched the campain for June's EU Elections by stressing their common opposition to Turkey's demand to enter the EU :

"We must speak about Europe's borders. It' is just to tell that to the People, during this European Election Campain... Our common position is : a privileged partnership for Turkey, but not full accession"nanounced German Chancellor Angie Merkel.  "We must speak about Europe's borders. It' is just to tell that to the People, during this European Election Campain... Our common position is : a privileged partnership for Turkey, but not full accession", anounced German Chancellor Angie Merkel.

"A Europe without borders is a Europe without Will, without Identity, without Values", stressed the French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

See : http://www.cdu.de/portal2009/26423_26841.htm
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2009/05/10/01003-20090510ARTFIG00180-sarkozy-et-merkel-unis-pour-une-meme-europe-.php