16/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Turkish negotiator in EU accession talks, Ali Babacan, confirmed, in Brussels this week, Ankara's hope of being able to open negotiations on at least four further chapters during the first half of this year, under German presidency: industrial and company policy, economic and monetary affairs, financial control and statistics. On Friday, a German presidency spokesman said that “two or three” chapters could be opened before July. (hb)