The hon. Gentleman is making great play of the change of Government in France, which may indeed be relevant, although what Monsieur Hollande said in the election was that Turkish membership was not on the cards before the next election—that is, in five years’ time—so he put it off. However, are not the political elites in Germany, Austria and a number of other countries in Europe just as implacably opposed to Turkey joining?
UK-Turkey Relations
Proceeding contribution from
Denis MacShane
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 4 July 2012.
It occurred during Estimates day on UK-Turkey Relations.
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