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June 10, 2005
Better
A couple days ago, the Greeks were on guard for Turkish military mischief in the wake of the French and Dutch referendums. Now, this:
Greece committed itself yesterday to helping Turkey fulfill one of the criteria it must meet before joining the EU — by agreeing to start training Turkish judges in European law before year’s end.
Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras and his Turkish counterpart Cemil Cisek signed an agreement in Athens yesterday by which Greek legal experts from the National College of Judges will pass on their knowledge of the implementation of EU law to Turkish justices. Cisek’s visit to Greece was the first by a Turkish justice minister in over 30 years, Papaligouras said.
Can't argue with that, and I'm willing to bet that judicial training will be of far greater benefit to Greeks and Turks alike than will military excercises.
Posted by Daniel Widome at 11:51 AM to Europe
