Merkel seeks to defuse Turkish schools row

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Series Details 30.3.10
Publication Date 30/03/2010
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Report of visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Turkey, March 2010. She hepeated her belief that Turkey is not suitable for full EU membership. There were also disagreements over Iran, Cyprus and educating Turkish children in Germany in Turkish.

Germany is Turkey's biggest trading partner, its biggest foreign investor, its biggest source of tourist revenue, and nearly three million Turks live in Germany.

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Spiegel Online International, 30.3.10: Angela Merkel's 'Privileged Provocation' in Turkey http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,686485,00.html
BBC News, 29.3.10: Turkey's EU bid overshadows Angela Merkel visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8592170.stm
Deutsche Welle, 29.3.10: Merkel calls for 'bilingualism and integration' for Turkish immigrants http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5409659,00.html

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