02/10/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 2 October, the European Parliament decided to cut by €70 million the amount of pre-accession aid to Turkey in 2018 (see EUROPE 12104). In its adoption (544 votes to 28 and 74 abstentions) of the report by Siegfried Mureşan (EPP, Romania) on draft amending budget no. 5/2018, the EP expresses concern at the ongoing deterioration of the fundamental rights and liberties and the rule of law in Turkey. This reduction in credits will help to pay for...