Chirac defiant over widespread opposition to Turkey&#39;s EU bid
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The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France&#39;s constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a national referendum.
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Despite public opposition in France and Germany, the two country&#39;s leaders have again expressed support for Turkey&#39;s quest for EU membership during a brief summit in Berlin.
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French President Jacques Chirac wants to change his country&#39;s constitution to allow for a referendum on Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union.
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French President Sarkozy moves to prevent friction over Turkey's EU membership bid.
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Turkey&#39;s Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to France to defend Ankara&#39;s application to the EU. In French media, he expressed concerns over the terms of the debate in France.
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President Jacques Chirac has vowed to spare no effort to free two French reporters held hostage in Iraq by militants who are reportedly demanding that France overturn its law banning Islamic head scarves in ...
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PARIS, Oct 27  - French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid was &quot;not a done deal,&quot; although he believed it was in Europe&#39;s best interests, a government spokesman reported after a cabinet meeting.
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PARIS - President Jacques Chirac vowed Sunday to spare no effort to free two French journalists held hostage in Iraq by militants reportedly demanding that France revoke its law banning Islamic head scarves in schools.   "The whole nation is gathered together because what's at stake is the lives of two French people, the defense of freedom of expression, and also the values of our Republic," Chirac said in a televised address...
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LONDON: French President Jacques Chirac said in a newspaper interview yesterday that Britain has gained nothing from its support for the United States-led invasion of Iraq.
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STRASBOURG, France - President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France will decide in a referendum whether it wants Turkey to join the European Union - a potential blow to the Muslim-majority country&#39;s bid.
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French President Jacques Chirac said even though he supports to seek a referendum on Turkey&#39;s European Union (EU) membership bid, such a referendum is impossible before the conclusion of negotiations, which are expected to take 10 to 15 years to complete.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has voiced misgivings about Turkey joining the EU, asking if Europe really wanted &#39;the river of Islam to enter the riverbed of secularism&#39;.
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BERLIN France and Germany on Tuesday stood behind Turkey&#39;s campaign to join the European Union, although President Jacques Chirac of France stuck by his plan to hold a referendum on the issue and said membership negotiations could take years.
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Former French President Jacques Chirac refuses to be quizzed about an alleged plot to discredit his successor.
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Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkeyâs bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.
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The French parliament is to debate Turkey's wish to join the EU, an increasingly divisive issue in France.
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The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France's constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a ...