German politics

Merkel says no to Turkey EU membership

Name: Merkel says no to Turkey EU membership
Uploaded: 2017-09-04T16:29:06.308Z
Duration: 2 min 45 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: German chancellor promised to try to end the country's accession talks

The chancellor on Sunday unexpectedly promised to try to end Turkey’s EU accession talks in a live German TV election debate, amid escalating tensions between Berlin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

September 4, 2017

Produced and edited by Jamie Han, Footage:Reuters, Photography:EPA