Brussels, 11/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Egemen Bagis, the Turkish minister responsible for European affairs, stated that Turkey remains “firmly committed” to the European Union accession process, despite “discouraging remarks” from certain member states and the prevailing “pessimism” in Turkey about the country's European future. In a declaration published on 11 January (on the second anniversary of his appointment as head of negotiations), Bagis affirmed that the accession...