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rejecting an application and even dragging the feet (as with Turkey) is politically inconvenient

As long as De Gaulle was President of France, the EU rejected UK applications for membership.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Nov 14th, 2009 at 04:28:01 PM EST
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France under De Gaulle was even considered to be mildly autocratic... and he was WWII hero, remember? Current European leaders are made of completely different materials.
by Sargon on Sun Nov 15th, 2009 at 07:32:07 AM EST
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