EU to cease its “two-faced” approach to Turkey

The commissioner also said that for its part, Ankara needed to take advantage of the period between now and December 2004 – when its accession progress will be evaluated with an eye towards scheduling membership talks – to actually implement EU reforms which are not yet felt in daily life. The commissioner also predicted that the accession of Muslim-majority Turkey could widen the Union’s sphere of influence, making it more of a “Middle Eastern power.”