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The outgoing President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering says in a live online chat with Danish, German and Dutch readers that Turkish membership of the European Union would be too much of a mouthful for the Union.
“It is my deep belief that -- politically, culturally, financially and geographically -- it would be too much to have Turkey as a member of the European Union. I favour a relationship with Turkey, which I would like to call a "privileged partnership". This means good cooperation in fields like the economy, environment, security policy, etc., but no membership in the European Union,” Göttering says although admitting that there seemed to be a majority in favour of Turkish membersip.
