Papadopulous: Turkey cannot Negotiate without Recognizing Us
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Greek Cypriot Leader Tasos Papadopulous released a tough statement on Turkey arguing that it will be impossible for Ankara to start negotiations with the European Union (EU) without recognizing Cyprus (the Greek Cypriot side).
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EU Expansion Commissioner Gunther Verheugen said he is ready to recommend Europe start membership negotiation with Turkey. &quot;We have been able to find solutions for the remaining outstanding problems,&quot; Verheugen
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Turkey agonized over pressure to recognize Cyprus in the last hurdle to an historic agreement as EU leaders held a crucial summit on Thursday on opening membership talks with Ankara.
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BRUSSELS -- Turkey will have to accept tough conditions, including de facto recognition of Cyprus and a permanent brake on labor migration, to open European Union entry talks, according to a draft EU summit statement.
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Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday a proposed resolution in Congress to condemn as genocide the early 20th century killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians would harm Turkish-American relations if it passes.
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Turkey's chief EU negotiator said on Thursday Ankara would not walk away from Finnish-led discussions over Cyprus aimed at avoiding a crisis in Turkey's European Union membership bid.
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NICOSIA: Cyprus has upped the ante in its demands for recognition from Turkey, warning its European Union partners it may otherwise veto the start of accession talks with Ankara, local newspapers reported.
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Turkey says tough EU demands on opening accession talks may make reaching agreement hard.
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The United States has been pushing "old Europe" hard, petitioning the European Union to accept Turkey - a NATO member and a major U.S. ally - into the Brussels club.
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Although Turkey signed a historic deal with the European Union (EU) on starting accession talks next year, the road for Ankara to realize its long-cherished
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Turkey wants the EU to ease its embargo on Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus. But Cyprus - an EU member since 2004 - will not agree to direct trade with the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , ...Comment
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BRUSSELS  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara&#39;s bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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Turkey's Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving late-night talks with the bloc's presidency without a deal.
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The draft of the December 17, which was prepared by Term President Netherlands, was leaked to the press. The draft asserts that Turkey can not be a EU member until 2014.
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Slovakia will approve of commencing EU accession talks with Turkey without a guarantee that it will be accepted as a member.
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Turkey&#39;s moment of truth is fast approaching. On Oct. 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.
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The United States insisted on Tuesday that it was working closely with Turkey on a whole range of issues regarding Iraq amid reports that Turkey warned that it would halt