The third meeting of the Reform Action Group (RAG) was held on Friday in Ankara under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu along with the participation of Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, European Union (EU) Minister Volkan Bozkır, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Interior Minister Efkan Ala.PM Davutoğlu said such issues like visa-liberalization, the refugee action plan and opening of new chapters to accelerate Turkey's accession to the 28-bloc union will be administered by the RAG and that his ruling party needs opposition parties' assistance in the Parliament to meet the deadlines agreed with the EU.The main topic of the Reform Action Group meeting was Turkey's EU accession process as the application process has gained new momentum after EU leaders met in Brussels on Nov. 29 with their Turkish counterparts. The reforms called for by the election manifesto of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and anticipated by the EU were reportedly discussed during the meeting.Additionally, the Reform Monitoring Group (RIG) meetings, the last of which was held in Erzurum on July 23, 2014, were replaced by the Reform Action Group (RAG) following the approval of Cabinet members. A new period has commenced with the formation of the RAG. From now on the RAG will not only monitor the political reform process in Turkey, but also actively engage in the preparation of the reform drafts, enactment phase of the legislation and the implementation phase. Turkish-EU relations have gained new momentum since Turkey signed the EU's refugee action plan at a joint summit in Brussels on Nov. 29.