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political and human rights still impede turkish eu entry euobserver eu observer menu search sections eu politics eu and the world economy opinion investigations podcast inside euobserver account newsletters subscribe abdullah gul said there is no one better than us when it comes to harming ourselves photo european commission eu politics political and human rights still impede turkish eu entry unlock article and share by lisbeth kirk brussels 18 may 2004 07 17 with only months to go before the commission is due to give its opinion on turkish eu membership the eu says there are still concerns over turkish human rights standards a joint report agreed on by the eu is deeply critical of some aspects of turkey s human rights laws and express concerns about implementation in other areas the report is due to be presented to the turkish foreign minister abdullah gül today 18 may when he visits brussels for regular talks with the eu turkey has been an eu candidate for decades but still has a long way to go before living up to the criteria set for members of the eu club the position paper points out in spite of the reforms there are still a great number of provisions which could be interpreted so as to unduly restrict the exercise of fundamental freedoms says the document civil control of the military to read this story log in or subscribe enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives comment and gift articles become a member for as low as 1 75 per week become a member already a member login unlock article and share latest from eu politics eu s new asylum regime begins amid delays legal risks and fears of mass detention corporate lobbying in eu hits record 382m amid deregulation wave new research finds abdullah gul said there is no one better than us when it comes to harming ourselves photo european commission topics author bio lisbeth kirk founded euobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the board for effective strategic leadership planning and performance after graduating from the danish school of media and journalism she worked as a journalist analyst and editor for danish media follow author by email eu observer linkedin facebook x mastodon sections eu politics this week agenda eu and the world economy opinion investigations podcast inside euobserver topics green economy rule of law labour digital ukraine interview nordics africa stakeholder about contact about us institutional subscriptions terms of service privacy policy our team and board advertising write for us editorial corrections