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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8270

5 August 2002
(eu) eu/turkey
EU welcomes aboltion of death penalty and rights for Kurds but remains cautious and awaits implementation

Brussels, 05/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Union has welcomed the adoption by the Turkish Parliament of important political reforms but still remains cautious. The European Commission is insisting that Turkey be judged on the implementation of these reforms. Together with the Danish Presidency, the European Commission also refuses to say for the instant whether these changes are going to have an influence on the Copenhagen Summit in December.: Turkey is awaiting a date from the EU...