"Turkey: MEPs concerned at lack of progress in talks with EU
2009-02-13 15:03
The 'continuous slowdown of the reform process' in Turkey, for the third consecutive year, is noted with concern by the Foreign Affairs Committee, which calls on the Turkish government 'to prove its political will to continue the reform process' to which it committed itself in 2005. Turkey has so far started only 10 of the 35 negotiating chapters with the EU. In 2008 only four new chapters were begun, of which two were under the French presidency (free movement of capital and information society and media). Only one chapter (science and research) has been concluded since talks began in October 2005. Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee adopted on Wednesday the draft for Parliament'sannual resolution on Turkey's progress towards accession, which was drawn up by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP-ED, NL)."
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