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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10040

15 December 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Ban on Kurdish DTP party worries EU, which fears for political and democratic openness of country

Brussels, 14/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - The EU is "concerned" by the decision of the Turkish Constitutional Court, which on 11 December announced the dissolution of the country's principal pro-Kurdish party, the Democratic Society Party (DTP) and banished a number of its leaders from taking part in political life. According to the judges, the party, which has 21 seats (out of 550) in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, has become a "hotbed for activities which are harmful to the independence...

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