EU leaders to urge Turkey to improve laws

December 6, 2011 - 10:26 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - European Union leaders will come together in Brussels on December 8 and 9 for a summit, after which they are expected to call on Turkey to improve laws related to freedom of expression and the press.

Basing on a leak, Hürriyet Daily News reports that the EU leaders are expected to announce that they expect Turkey to further improve the laws and implementations in areas such as human rights, basic freedoms, and press freedoms. The leak suggested that leaders will voice their concerns in regards to bans on websites and trials against writers, journalists, academics and human rights activists.

The leak also indicated that EU leaders would push for more regulations on complying with the Copenhagen criteria, such as the right to property, freedom of religion, women’s and children’s rights, gender equality and fighting against torture.

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