"New Phase on the EU Path: Turkey and a Union in Transformation Fatma Yilmaz Monday , 24 September 2007 Turkey seemed to hold over its EU agenda since last autumn due to concerning with the internal affairs, mostly with the presidential and general elections. It is observable that the government shelved its EU reforms just before the elections. This was mainly because it did not want to risk the election results by reason of the EU membership commitments which could possibly cause a negative reflection on the electorate votes. During this process, the EU responded by emphasizing on necessity of the continuity of the reforms as well as civilization of the process. The parliamentary election was also closely followed by the European side. The similar reactions to that of previous period once again came from the EU side and it was noted down that Turkey voted for stability and reforms. Stating their interest in having a modern, dynamic, successful Turkey as a partner for the EU, the Union reminded their sensitivity about the continuity of the reform process anew."
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