United Kingdom doubts imminent accession of Turkey to EU

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) of the UK, George Osborne has expressed doubts about the possibility of the imminent accession of Turkey to the European Union in an interview to the BBC.

"Firstly, we have the right of veto on the issue of the accession of Turkey to the EU. We set conditions and made it clear that we oppose accepting new members to the EU and granting them the right of free movement if their economy is not close to the level of prosperity ours," RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.