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2 unusual facts about Accession of Turkey to the European Union


Karolos Papoulias

He supported Turkey's European aspirations conditional on their respect for international law and European Union values.

Štefan Füle

On Turkey's accession, Füle is optimistic in a long-term way: “Whenever I am asked if I could imagine Turkey in the EU, my answer is ‘Yes, absolutely.’ But it will be a different Turkey and it will be a different European Union”.


Kurt Krenn

Krenn argued against Turkey's entrance into the European Union, warning against the 'islamisation' of Europe and calling Islam a "very aggressive kind of religion" that will not easily allow for the political unity with the Christian faith.


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