German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her opponent, Social Democratic Party of Germany's (SPD) candidate for the German Chancellorship Martin Schulz had faced off in a TV election debate yesterday (September 3). One of the discussion topics was Turkey and the European Union membership negotiations with Turkey. While SPD's candidate Schulz, who was also the former President of the European Parliament said that he would halt accession talks with Turkey, Merkel pointed out that Turkey was departing from all democratic practices and said "real restrictions on economic contact" should be imposed.(YY/DG)
Almanya Başbakanı Merkel, SPD’nin başbakan adayı Schulz ile yaptığı televizyon tartışmasında, Türkiye ile üyelik müzakerelerinin sona erdirilmesini AB'nin gündemine getirmek istediğini söylemiş, Schulz da "Başbakan olursam müzakareleri keserim" demişti. (YY)