Brussels, 25/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - Mr Patten briefed the General Affairs Council on Monday on how the Commission (which currently has a fact-finding mission in the country) is preparing the pre-accession strategy for Turkey (partnership for accession, preparation of screening, establishment of a single framework for coordination of all EU financial aid). Portugal's State Secretary for European Affairs Mr Seixas da Costa, who was in Turkey last week, reported that the climate is...