Significant efforts are needed to effectively combat organized crime and corruption, especially at high level.
Urgent efforts are needed here as nobody should be above the law,
Bold and significant reforms have been undertaken in Turkey in the last couple of years. However, the pace of change has slowed in 2005 and even though there is progress in implementation it still remains uneven. Therefore, significant further efforts are needed,
During the negotiations we will continue to monitor progress closely and the European Commission will not hesitate to recommend the suspension of negotiations if the efforts