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| Most Germans against Turkey joining EU: poll |
| 2006-06-29 |
| A big majority of Germans are against allowing Turkey to join the European Union, a poll published on Thursday showed. Some 63 per cent of Germans oppose giving Turkey EU membership, said the Emnid Institute poll conducted for a magazine published by the Greenpeace environmental group. People living in former communist eastern Germany were more pro- Turkey, with 51 per cent opposing Ankara's EU membership compared to 65 per cent in western Germany. The biggest reason for rejecting Turkey joining the EU is "fear of a growing influence of Islam in Europe," the poll revealed. Fears of high costs of subsidizing Turkish membership and expected Turkish migration were also top reasons cited for rejecting Turkey as a possible EU member. Germans have reversed their views on Turkish EU membership in recent years, a statement issued with the poll said. A similar survey in December 2002 showed 60 per cent of Germans backing Turkish EU membership. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #3 I'd bet that in the next 20 years you're a lot less likely to see Turkey IN than all Europe's seething Muzzy bastards OUT. And those will be the lucky ones who escape the long-overdue retribution. |
| Posted by: mac 2006-06-29 18:03 |
| #2 In France, rejection of the entry of Turkey is in the 70% range, with at least 10% muslim population taken into account. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-29 12:52 |
| #1 Only 63%? Poll ethnic Germans alone, and see what numbers you get. |
| Posted by: Groger9698 2006-06-29 12:50 |