As the government is preparing to bring legal amendments to Parliament for the implementation of EU reforms, sources indicated that the government is considering issuing statutory orders as a plan B to meet the deadlines if the opposition does not support the reform initiatives.The government needs assistance from opposition parties in Parliament to meet the deadlines agreed to with the EU, especially with issues like visa liberalization. Carrying out reforms is a main priority for the government and in the recently announced action plan there are two promised legal amendments that aim to be finalized in three and six months, respectively.In the last meeting of the Reform Action Group (RAG) on Dec. 11, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu asked other parties to support passing EU bills, particularly to meet the deadlines agreed to with the EU. Turkey has 72 expectations to fulfill to get visa reform by the end of March. In order to accomplish these reforms by their deadlines, the government will first seek assistance from opposition parties in Parliament. However, if the government fails to get support, it will issue statutory decrees having the force of law as a plan B, bypassing Parliament.Meanwhile, Turkey's long-awaited data protection law, which is related to EU requirements, is ready to be delivered to Parliament.