Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel reiterated skepticism over Turkey's full membership in the European Union and said Ankara must be offered an alternative to membership.
“Of course, membership cannot be ruled out in the long term, but I believe that due to Turkey's (lack of) suitability and the EU's limited capacity to take in new members, there must be an alternative to full membership,” the Austrian chancellor said in an interview with German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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See also:
- Cyprus is a poor excuse for turning away Turkey (International Herald Tribune)
- Paris is selling out both the EU and Cyprus (Turkish Daily News)
- Fitch: If Turkey can't begin EU talks, it could hurt its economy (Hürriyetim)
- German politicians seeking votes from Turks (Turkish Daily News)
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