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TURKISH MINISTER REBUKES EU COMMISSIONER FuLE, STRESSES "INDEPENDENCE"
18:09 â~@˘ 12.02.14
Turkey's EU Minister Mevlut CavuĊ~_oglu has emphasized the notion of
"independence" in response to EU Commissioner Stefan Fule, who recently
suggested that Turkey should agree to a preliminary assessment of
its pending legislation before new accession negotiations can begin,
the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
CavuĊ~_oglu also urged EU officials to share their views with their
Turkish counterparts before making public statements on sensitive
issues.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Feb. 12, he said Turkey was reforming
fast, with almost one law being sent to Parliament every day.
"If we attempted to ask for an opinion on every law, none of these
reforms would be completed," CavuĊ~_oglu said. "There may be an
exchange of views on important laws. But, still, we are an independent
state while adopting each and every law."
His remarks came in response to Fule's remarks delivered in Brussels
following a meeting with the EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine
Ashton, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and CavuĊ~_oglu
on Feb. 10.
"We have underlined the need for Turkey as a candidate country in
accession negotiations to engage in early consultations with the
Commission on every law related to both the accession process and the
political criteria. We discussed this particularly in the light of
the recent exchanges on the importance of an independent judiciary
and the Internet law adopted by Parliament last week," Fule said
after the meeting.
"It is the Commission's duty to monitor the developments and express
concerns when these are justified and to also offer help and support in
ensuring compatibility with acquiescence and the EU's best practice. In
this context, with regard to the Internet law, the Commission agreed
to share in writing a number of identified concerns regarding both the
compatibility with acquiescence and the EU's best practices," he added.
CavuĊ~_oglu said the Turkish delegation told their EU counterparts
that they ought to share their views on laws they are sensitive to
with Turkish officials before making "hasty" public statements.
"We didn't tell them to make statements in line with the information
we give. But when you make a statement based on wrong information on
a particular issue, then compensating for it is difficult," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
18:09 â~@˘ 12.02.14
Turkey's EU Minister Mevlut CavuĊ~_oglu has emphasized the notion of
"independence" in response to EU Commissioner Stefan Fule, who recently
suggested that Turkey should agree to a preliminary assessment of
its pending legislation before new accession negotiations can begin,
the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
CavuĊ~_oglu also urged EU officials to share their views with their
Turkish counterparts before making public statements on sensitive
issues.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Feb. 12, he said Turkey was reforming
fast, with almost one law being sent to Parliament every day.
"If we attempted to ask for an opinion on every law, none of these
reforms would be completed," CavuĊ~_oglu said. "There may be an
exchange of views on important laws. But, still, we are an independent
state while adopting each and every law."
His remarks came in response to Fule's remarks delivered in Brussels
following a meeting with the EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine
Ashton, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and CavuĊ~_oglu
on Feb. 10.
"We have underlined the need for Turkey as a candidate country in
accession negotiations to engage in early consultations with the
Commission on every law related to both the accession process and the
political criteria. We discussed this particularly in the light of
the recent exchanges on the importance of an independent judiciary
and the Internet law adopted by Parliament last week," Fule said
after the meeting.
"It is the Commission's duty to monitor the developments and express
concerns when these are justified and to also offer help and support in
ensuring compatibility with acquiescence and the EU's best practice. In
this context, with regard to the Internet law, the Commission agreed
to share in writing a number of identified concerns regarding both the
compatibility with acquiescence and the EU's best practices," he added.
CavuĊ~_oglu said the Turkish delegation told their EU counterparts
that they ought to share their views on laws they are sensitive to
with Turkish officials before making "hasty" public statements.
"We didn't tell them to make statements in line with the information
we give. But when you make a statement based on wrong information on
a particular issue, then compensating for it is difficult," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am