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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8703

11 May 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Mr Verheugen welcomes new constitutional reforms, an "extra step" towards Copenhagen criteria

Brussels, 10/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner for Enlargement, Günter Verheugen, has welcomed the adoption of a raft of constitutional measures by the Turkish parliament on Friday. "This new package once again demonstrates Turkey's strong commitment to political reform, and its an extra step towards the Copenhagen political criteria", said the Commissioner. The new reforms affect many fields: the legal sector, relations between civil power and the military, press freedom and equal...

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