Deutsche Presse Agentur reports that a draft discussed by EU ministers today will note that negotiations with Turkey 'have reached a more demanding stage.' Ministers are expected to reassure Turkey that progress is possible, but obstacles lie ahead:
Eight chapters have been frozen by the EU because of Turkey's long-simmering conflict with Cyprus, with the island nation having informally blocked another six. On top of that, France is preventing advances on another handful out of opposition to Turkey's EU entry.
