The election in Germany was in part fought on the issue, as Chancellor Angela Merkel ran on a platform of offering Turkey a “privileged partnership,” rather than full admission. The Austrian government’s posturing – motivated as much by its upcoming elections as genuine foreign policy concerns – seemed to threaten the opening of the accession talks themselves.
最近欧盟开启与土耳其的入盟谈判所引起的争论可谓小题大做。德国大选有一部分也是有关这一问题，德国总理安格拉·默克尔的竞选纲领为土耳其提供一个“特殊伙伴关系”，而非完整成员资格。奥地利政府受即将到来的选举和切实的外交担忧的双重推动而做出的姿态似乎威胁到开启入盟谈判。