Bagis: "Turkey is not a reform fatigue"

Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis rejected criticism from European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz that Ankara has been hit by "reform fatigue," saying that the European Union itself is worn down. Speaking at the seminar on the fight against irregularity and fraud in EU funds in the process of harmonization with EU which was held in Ankara yesterday, Bagis reiterated that the EU applied double standard to Turkey, but Turkey was determined to carry out its reforms. "There is no fatigue in Turkey with regard to reforms. Turkey has not stopped working despite the fact that new chapters are not being opened in membership negotiations," Bagis said.