Turkey: On the road to EU
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&quot;OUR road is open&quot;. With this nearly full page headline the largest circulation Turkish daily Hurriyet announced to its readers on 24 September the exciting news of Romano Prodi and Gunther Verheugen regarding the entry of Turkey in the EU.
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The European Commission is set to announce that Turkey is ready to begin negotiations on joining the EU.
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From the beginning, Turkey's path to the European Union was a diplomatic minefield.
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The moment of truth was approaching for Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union, EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen said Monday, as European leaders prepare to decide whether to open membership talks with the mainly Muslim country.
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A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.
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As the European Union approaches a contentious decision - whether to let Turkey join the club - the Continent&#39;s rulers seem to have left their citizens behind.
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JOUY-EN-JOSAS, France  - Turkey's offer to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus goes in the right direction, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday.
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Is Turkey ready to officially become part of Europe? The world will know the answer in another 10 years. A decade may sound a long time, but the ball is finally rolling on Turkey&#39;s European Union membership after 40 years of wavering talks.
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Turkey's bid to join the European Union was back on course Thursday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan backed down in a row with the bloc over attempts to ban adultery in his Muslim nation.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Brussels Wednesday to assure the European Union that Turkey is committed to pro-EU reforms after his party shelved a key reform package amid hard-liners' demands that it include a proposal to outlaw adultery.
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ISTANBUL, Dec. 5 (IPS) - On its long and winding road to becoming the first  Muslim nation of the European Union, Turkey's accession  talks are heading towards a breakdown. The question is whether  there will be a minor collision or a major crash that could  eventually derail its membership bid.
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As Turkey gets the green light to begin EU membership talks, historian Kemal Karpat analyses how Turks came to embrace Europe.
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Chicago Tribune - European Union leaders decided Thursday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on EU membership, but the road to acceptance will be bumpy.
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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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At a summit this week, European Union leaders must decide when and how to begin membership talks with Turkey. That the summit will approve opening entry talks with Ankara is a forgone conclusion.
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The European Union&#39;s decision to begin entry talks with Turkey has received a widespread welcome. But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face tough questions at home about what he has signed up to.
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THE controversial decision to give Turkey the green light to start talks on joining the EU will be taken later this week, despite widespread reservations in many member states.