EU membership negotiations with Turkey should open within the next two years, the Dutch government’s Advisory Council on International Affairs has suggested in a new report.
Published on Wednesday (25 August), the report praised Turkey for reforms in recent years but also stressed that new democratic laws were not yet implemented at the lower bureaucratic levels where human rights violations still occur.
"Admitting a Muslim country may be new to the EU, but does not principally ...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.