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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8462

15 May 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/turkey
Oostlander report calls for indepth reform of Turkish State - Verheugen deplores intervention by Turkish policy on premises of the Human Rights League in Ankara

Strasbourg, 14/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by Dutch Christian Democrat Arie Oostlander who welcomes progress made since October 2001 by Turkey to meet political criteria with a view to joining the European Union, but calls for complete reform of the State mainly to ensure control of the armed forces by civil powers. The report considers it will be necessary to abolish the National Security Council, in its...

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