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The report on the enlargement process of the EU will be announced today. The report mentions Turkey as a "candidate"

Guven OZALP - BRUSSELS


       The European Uniodns report about the 11 countries in the enlargement process and Turkey will be declared today. When the report is examined in respect to the enlargement process, the authorities claim that the report will disappoint Athens.

Positive atmosphere

       The attempts to re-vitalize the relations between Turkey and the EU and the positive steps taken for the issue is expected to be shown in this report as well. The "Development Report" entions Turkey as a candidate country and includes Turkey in to the additional report which will be on the data of the all candidate countries.

Same criteria

       It has been recorded that the same point of view that the Union has held to the other countries has been taken for Turkey as well and that the report for Turkey will be no less than the other countries' reports both in volume and in context. The authorities of the commision stated that the report has been prepared objectively. However the attitude towards the headaching issues for Ankara will be formed in this excessively detailed report is still uncertain.