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Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Public opposition to Turkey's entry in the EU
A recently conducted poll revealed widespread opposition to Turkey's European Union membership among European citizens; also indicated was strong opposition to European leaders' plans to push a reworked EU constitution onto the statute book without further referenda, as reported by Today's Zaman.
The exclusive Financial Times/Harris opinion poll, published over the weekend in the UK daily, was conducted online by Harris Interactive among a total of 6,169 adults in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US. According to the results strong opposition to Turkish membership in the EU was evident with 71 percent of French citizens and 66 percent of Germans answering "No" to a question asking: "Do you think that Turkey should be invited to join the EU?"
Among three other EU members -- Britain, Italy and Spain -- the support for Turkey stood between 20 and 40 percent.
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