TURKEY REFORM DEMAND
May 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commissioner in charge of enlarging the European Union (EU) has called on Turkey to redouble its judicial reforms, as it approaches negotiations on becoming a member state. Speaking in Istanbul, Olli Rehn concluded Turkey's legal reform process had "reached the point of no return", but that much work was needed and that the speed of accession talks would depend on how quickly Turkey adopted European legal traditions. The Finn stressed: "A foreign investor needs independent judges, transparent legal and administrative proceedings, and ...
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