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Italian PM urges EU to speed up Turkish accession (AFP)

 
AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday urged the EU to accelerate Turkey's membership bid and pledged to help Ankara win backing for its accession. (link)

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