Turkey's treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis - Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn give a news conference after an emergency meeting on the migrant crisis in Brussels, Belgium, November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

BERLIN (Reuters) - Luxembourg's foreign minister said on Monday that the Turkish government's handling of civil servants dismissed after a failed coup attempt reminded him of methods used by the Nazis, and that sooner or later the EU would have to respond with sanctions.

But Berlin appeared to dismiss the idea, saying it was important to keep channels open to a key partner in fighting terrorism.