"The Commission considers that Turkey sufficiently fulfils the political criteria and recommends that accession negotiations be opened".
Although no date has been recommended to start negotiations, significantly the Commission has suggested to EU-member states, who will have the final say on the matter in December, that Turkey has made enough progress in the political reform process to start talks.
"Implementation me...
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