An untenable situation. The state of play over the Turkey dossier gives rise to a considerable amount of confusion. No sooner had the European Commission announced its approach (see our bulletin 8980) than the reactions started flying thick and fast, very often in a negative sense. The Commission is not responsible for this situation, because whatever it does, it will come under fire. If it had asked for breathing space instead of opening negotiations on the earmarked date, it would have...