German PM: Turkey will become an EU member

Speaking to daily Passauer Neue Presse, Turkey’s membership bid could not be ignored due to domestic political bickering, adding that turkey could rest assured that it membership negotiations would start.

Turkish membership would cause a great improvement in Middle East security, said Schroder, warning that EU Commission should not have too many members, if it wants to work properly. He said even if every country had one member on the commission, after next year, it means it would have 25 members.