Brussels to say Turkey ready to start EU talks: source

BRUSSELS, Oct 4 (AFP) - The European Commission believes that Turkey fulfils the political criteria to start entry talks with the EU, according to crunch recommendations to be released this week cited by an EU source Monday.
"Turkey sufficiently fulfils the Copenhagen political criteria to begin membership negotiations," the recommendations say, according to the source.
The comment came after top officials from the EU executive met to finalize the core recommendations of a report to be unveiled on Wednesday on whether the EU should agree to start membership negotiations with Turkey.
EU leaders agreed in Copenhagen two years to decide in December 2004 whether or not to start accession talks. They will study Wednesday`s report before making that decision.
The EU source added Monday that the recommendations will state that "at any moment if the Commission believes that the conduct of reforms in Turkey is compromised, the European Council can decide to suspend or stop membership negotiations."