Turkey's 18th European Union Accession Progress Report Published By European Commission

The European Commission has published Progress Reports on all European Union candidate countries, including Turkey. The reports were published on 10 October 2015 in connection with the 2015 Enlargement Package. The latest report is Turkey's 18th Progress Report and reflects the retrospective approach embraced by the new European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker. Accordingly, the Progress Reports evaluate overall compliance with European Union norms through the lenses of the harmonization process.

Progress Reports consider three main areas: Political Criteria, Economic Criteria and the Ability to Assume Membership Obligations. A candidate country's progress is generally assessed by comparing local legislation with European Union norms.