26/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the beginning of his speech on Turkey (see related article), European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn was keen to take stock of the EU enlargement process (see related article and EUROPE 9272 on Mr Barroso and Mr de Villepin's press conference). Mr Rehn reiterated that the Balkan countries have the perspective of EU accession, while adding that the EU would first have to reach agreement on its institutional issues, and if, as was hoped, such an agreement...