European Parliament to discuss Turkey accession report

Turkey's EU accession talks and Cyprus problem to dominate the agenda of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Commission meeting today ahead of the EP's report on Turkey that will be released next month.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn will deliver a speech at today's meeting and tell the deputies about recent developments.

A draft EP report warns Turkey that its reservations about opening ports and harbors to the Greek Cypriots may have serious implications for its EU membership process and could even bring it to a halt.

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• Cyprus and Turkey’s EU Process (Turkish Weekly)
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• THE EFFECTS OF TURKEY’S ACCESSION TO THE EU ON TAX REVENUES: An Analysis from the Taxable Capacity Perspective (Turkish Weekly)