Parliament to work overtime on EU legislation

Parliament will be working overtime as the government seeks to speed up its European Union accession process, with deputies planning to pass more legislation than usual before it breaks for summer recess. Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) official Sadullah Ergin yesterday said that Parliament, after a busy schedule last week that went into overtime, will continue to work in the same vein this week. "We'll probably work more days and hours this week as well. Parliament might stay open until July 15," he added.