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Merkel: Turkey-EU talks will be long - by Michael Fischer
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that Turkey's membership talks with the European Union would be a "long road," but that Berlin is committed to seeing negotiations progress.Earlier this week, the EU's top official in charge of enlargement, Olli Rehn, warned that European leaders advocating a "privileged partnership" were undermining the bloc's credibility and harming reforms in Turkey by fueling resentment. Support for joining the EU inside Turkey is dwindling, with many angered by what they perceive as continuous stumbling blocks placed on its path to membership.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged European nations to extend Turkey the same "interest and support" they gave other countries that joined recently.
Note EU-Digest: Romania and Bulgaria have been pushed through the EU membership process without meeting the basic standards of EU membership.
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