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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9639

10 April 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Turkey must prove it is a democracy, Barroso says before his visit - Ankara hopes to speed up political reforms

Brussels, 09/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On the eve of the visit by the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and Commissioner Olli Rehn to Turkey on 10-11 April (EUROPE 9633), the Turkish government this week announced its intention to speed up political reforms, including the amendment of Article 301 of the penal code. The article in question - severely criticised by the EU that has long been calling for its suppression or amendment - regularly serves as a legal basis...

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