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Turkey is closer to the Union, says Prodi

Turkey's efforts to start EU accession negotiations received a boost yesterday following praise on its reform efforts by Commission President Romano Prodi.

Speaking in Ankara during the first visit of a Commission President to the country in forty years, Mr Prodi said "My main message is to encourage Turkey to continue along the path of reforms because impressive progress has been achieved, and the country is now closer to the Uni...

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Romano Prodi -"Accession is not a formality, and not for the immediate future" (Photo: European Commission)

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