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Turkey seen getting EU thumbs down in reform
BRUSSELS: European Union lawmakers are set to approve a report slamming the slow pace of reform in Turkey in the latest warning from Brussels that the accession hopeful must do better.
A draft of the report to be voted on by the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee on Monday complains of insufficient progress on freedom of expression and raises concerns over the lot of religious minorities, corruption, and violence against women. The report comes weeks before a crucial European Commission assessment of Ankara’s reform efforts and follows a growing chorus of concern from EU officials that Turkey has been dragging its heels since opening entry talks last October.
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