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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8991

15 July 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/turkey
EPP members call on Turkey to move forward on freedom of worship

Brussels, 14/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - Three EPP members have published a joint press statement in which they assert “there is evidence that religious freedom is not fully ensured in Turkey”. Elmar Brok of Germany, who chairs the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs; Camiel Eurlings of the Netherlands, who is rapporteur on Turkey; and Antonios Trakatellis of Greece, who is EP Vice President, believe that the “current draft law on religious foundations falls short of...

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