European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations

On October 15, the European Commission issued its fourth formal report on Turkey's accession progress. The Commission's 2009 report, like its previous reports, was marked by a mixed assessment of Turkey's accomplishments thus far in working through the various chapters of the accession process that have been opened. The report, while noting some progress in judicial reform and relations with the Kurds and Armenia, and little progress in other areas, contained nothing new or dramatic. Contrary to some views within Europe, the Commission did not view its 2009 report as any more significant or important than previous annual reports. Shortly after the Commission issued its report, the EU Parliament, on November 23, adopted a resolution regarding the Union's enlargement strategy. The Parliament's assessment was very similar to that of the Commission. Finally, on December 8, the EU Council issued its conclusions on Turkey's progress and prospects and adopted a very non-controversial position. Unification talks have continued between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, but a settlement in the near term remains elusive, and, short of such a settlement, Turkey appears unlikely to open its ports to Cyprus. Although the debate in all three institutions was animated in part, the Union clearly decided to defer any difficult decisions regarding Turkey's accession negotiations to a later time.


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