VOA NEWS: EUROPEAN UNION REPORT PRESSES TURKEY ON REFORMS
November 05, 2008
November 05, 2008
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 5 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Dorian Jones
European Union candidate Turkey said on Wednesday it was determined to pursue its bid to join the 27-member bloc after the European Commission urged Ankara in a progress report to speed up reforms. Brussels strongly criticized the Turkish government over human rights, in particular press freedom and women's rights. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul on the growing conce . . .
By Dorian Jones
European Union candidate Turkey said on Wednesday it was determined to pursue its bid to join the 27-member bloc after the European Commission urged Ankara in a progress report to speed up reforms. Brussels strongly criticized the Turkish government over human rights, in particular press freedom and women's rights. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul on the growing conce . . .