9. Stresses that the reform of the Turkish judiciary system is central to the efforts to bring about democratic consolidation in Turkey and an indispensable prerequisite for Turkey’s modernisation, and that such reform must lead to a modern, efficient, fully independent and impartial judicial system guaranteeing due process of law for all citizens; welcomes the third judicial reform package as a step towards a comprehensive reform process in the area of the judiciary and fundamental rights; stresses, however, the crucial importance of continuing the reform process by (a) addressing the excessively broad definition of criminal offences and, in particular, what constitutes an act of terrorism under the Penal Code or the Anti-Terror Law, wit ...[+++]h the urgent need to introduce a clear distinction between, on the one hand, the promotion of terrorism and the incitement to violence and, on the other hand, the expression of non-violent ideas, in full compliance with ECtHR case law, in order to safeguard freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, including student protests, and freedom of association; (b) addressing the issue of excessively long pre-trial detention periods; (c) addressing the need to allow full access to the prosecution file for defence lawyers; (d) setting criteria to promote the quality and consistency of evidence; and (e) reviewing the role and scope of special courts; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the fourth reform package by the TGNA and looks forward to its speedy implementation;

The overall objective of the Task Force was to provide an overview of the main investment trends and needs; analyse the main barriers and bottlenecks to investment; propose practical solutions to overcome those barriers and bottlenecks; identify strategic investments with EU added value that could be undertaken in the short run; and make recommendations for developing a credible and transparent pipeline for the medium to long term.

G. whereas persistent rumours of debt restructuring and the impact thereof on the financial markets and the broader economy may once again delay the ECB's exit from non-standard measures; considers, however, that a comprehensive, lasting solution not involving the ECB should be sought for sovereign debt management,

No success will be achieved across the Mediterranean region as a whole for as long as there is still no resolution to the Middle East conflict, which keeps bringing emotions to the boil and making the whole Mediterranean problem difficult to resolve.

The alternative would be to pursue more comprehensive, politically ambitious solutions such as providing companies with the option for a single set of rules on the corporate tax base for their EU-wide activities.

While the Commission acknowledges that the setting of corporate tax rates falls within the exclusive competence of Member States, a more ambitious approach might be a more comprehensive solution such as a common set of rules for company taxation.