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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10171

1 July 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Ankara opens thirteenth EU accession negotiating chapter

Brussels, 30/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - As announced (see EUROPE 10169), on Wednesday 30 June Turkey and the EU opened the thirteenth chapter in Turkey's EU accession talks, a chapter on food safety and phytosanitary issues. “This opening has a huge political importance because it shows that the accession process of Turkey is still alive, that we are moving forward and that the EU maintains the 2005 commitment to Turkey's accession to the EU”, commented Spanish foreign minister Miguel...

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