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Article: Why Turkey Must Get In.(International Edition)(Turkey's application for membership in the European Union)
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- Newsweek International
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- July 27, 2009
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Its EU entry is good for France.
Twenty-two countries have negotiated for European Union membership in its history, and all were ultimately offered ac-cession. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy has long blocked Turkey's entry into the EU, and his objections are no symbolic snag. France is a key EU country, and Paris's veto has frustrated Turkey's EU hopes. Sarkozy's veto has become a new Maginot Line, the futile and antiquated fortifications France built to defend itself.
Like the Maginot Line, the Sarkozy line can be circumvented if the Turkish government, which once eagerly pursued EU membership, re-embraces the EU. Indeed, the solution starts in ...
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