"Continually raising the bar counter-productive for Turkish reform process
Commenting on the European Parliament report (Eurlings) on Turkey's progress towards accession, which was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday evening, Green MEPs Joost Lagendijk, chair of the European Parliament´s Turkey delegation, and Cem Özdemir stated:
"The report adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee has once again raised the bar for Turkey, as regards the progress it has to make towards EU accession in a number of areas. If the demands on Turkey are made progressively tougher in every annual report, it creates the impression in Turkey that the European Parliament is opposed to Turkey's accession to the EU. This is totally counter-productive because it weakens those in Turkey who are fighting for reforms. While we must continue to apply pressure on Turkey to ensure the necessary reforms are implemented, this is best achieved by intensive cooperation and not by closing the door for Turkey."
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