EP slams Gül for Kretschmer statement

The EU Socialist group condemned Gül after the Foreign Minister queried “who is he to tell us?” after Kretschmer had said last week that Turkey had slowed down the process of implementing reforms required by the EU since being given a date to start accession negotiations last December.
The European Socialists described Gül’s comment as insulting.
The EP Socialist group leader German parliamentarian Martin Schulz said that the Kretschmer was representing all the EU in Ankara and they are watching over developments in Ankara and Istanbul with high concern.
“Turkey should not forget that it is under the political monitoring of the EU Commission. The EU Commission Ankara delegation is just doing their duty,” Schulz said.