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Merkel wird den Frust der Türken spürenMarch 28, 2010The EU needs an economically prosperous and politically strong Turkey. Therefore, the EU should search for ways to remove the blockades that characterize the ongoing negotiations for a EU membership of Turkey.
Der Zorn auf die Griechen wird die Türken treffenMarch 27, 2010It will become an historical irony that the Euro crisis provoked by Greece will hit Turkey hardest. The mood in Western Europe is against a further enlargement by economically weaker countries. Therefore, a fast end of the negotiations and a Turkish EU membership has become more difficult to achieve.