The Turkish government tries to break the impasse with EU as several draft bills have been presented aiming to help it open new chapters in the stalled negotiations. The moves reflect cautious optimism after the French presidential election, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
nkara has moved fast to boost its prospects in accession talks with the European Union after François Hollande’s recent victory in the French presidential elections offered a glimmer of hope to revitalize the faltering process. Several draft bills that would help Turkey open new chapters in the stalled negotiations were presented to ministers to sign and would be sent to Parliament, Deputy Premier Bülent Arınç said.
Two of the drafts pertain to the introduction of a public ombudsman and the establishment of a Human Rights Institution. Both had been already submitted to Parliament but became invalid last year when the legislature completed its four-year term. The third draft envisages the establishment of a five-man panel that would handle complaints and decide compensation in cases concerning protracted trials and the authorities’ failure to fully implement court rulings.
The creation of the commission has been agreed between Ankara and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in a bid to stem the influx of complaints from Turkish citizens to the Strasbourg-based tribunal.
