December 12, 2006 - 14:17 AMT
60% of Europeans Against Turkey's Membership
The next survey of public opinion in Europe showed that 60 % of Europeans are against Turkey's EU membership. With only a short period of time left before the EU makes some critical decisions regarding the Turkish accession process, a poll in 5 different EU countries shows an ever-lower level of public support for Turkey's potential membership. According to the poll, which was carried out by France Inter, an average of 26% of EU members now support a Turkish membership. The poll of 1,000 people found that 60% of the respondents said that they did not want Turkey to join the EU, while 14% said that they had no opinion, Hurriyet reported.