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EU plays 'good cop, bad cop' with Turkey
Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn reassured the country that the EU will remain committed to its future EU membership, after the Slovenian EU Presidency canceled an accession conference scheduled for 21 April due to "insufficient progress" in negotiations.Meanwhile, the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday (21 April) approved a progress report on Turkey which welcomed the country's recent legislative efforts, in particular referring to the amendment of Article 301 of the Penal Code sent by the government to the Parliament. The report, drawn up by Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten, urged the government of Prime Minister Erdogan and the Parliament to carry out this reform "without delay" and made clear that further and faster efforts are needed.
