Strasbourg, 27/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Parliament, by a large majority (429 votes for, 71 against, with 125 abstentions), adopted the report by Camiel Eurlings (EPP-ED) on Turkey. Just like the draft approved by the foreign affairs committee on 4 September (see EUROPE 9258) the report is openly critical of the “slowdown in reforms” in Turkey over the last year. The report also points to “persistent failures” and “insufficient progress”, particularly...