Turkey's EU bid 'may take decade'
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Two EU reports on Turkey's membership bid suggest negotiations could take at least 10 years.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confident Thursday that Turkey could cope with the stringent conditions imposed by an EU report on his country&#39;s membership bid in the bloc, as the media celebrated a &quot;historic&quot; turning point in the nation&#39;s 40-year
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STRASBOURG, France:Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, awaiting an expected European Commission nod to starting EU entry talks with his country, said today he hoped negotiations would not take too long.
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EU LEADERS were poised last night to open accession talks with Turkey, giving a massive boost to Ankaraâs four decade long bid to join the European Union.
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The European Commission may clear the way for Turkey to start talks next year on European Union entry, spurring the Turkish economy and advancing human rights.
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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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The European Union on Dec. 17 most likely will name a date to begin formal membership talks with Turkey, but several sticky issues between Brussels and Ankara may disrupt Turkish efforts to eventually join the ...
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Turkey is preparing to amend a  controversial law on freedom of speech that has been criticized  repeatedly by the European Union and could slow EU accession  talks with Brussels.
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The 25-member EU government said the 10-to-15-year negotiation process starting Oct. 3, 2005 would be open-ended, with no guaranteed outcome, and might force Turkey to settle for a second-class membership
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AFTER 40 years of trying, Turkey was told yesterday it had passed the first hurdle in its campaign to join the EU after the European Commission recommended that entry talks begin.
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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.
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Britain's role in opening EU membership talks with Turkey next year could offer Prime Minister Tony Blair a chance to sway a euro sceptic public months before a referendum on the bloc's constitution.
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The European Union has recommended Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and that stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium Oct. 5, 2004 - The European Union head office will likely push for stringent and long-term conditions to membership for Turkey as part of its expected approval on Wednesday to start entry
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According to French daily newspaper Le Monde, France would propose that Turkey&#39;s membership negotiations with the European Union (EU) to be postponed for one year.
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Bringing Turkey into the EU over the coming decade will be the toughest enlargement step of all, says the BBC's Chris Morris.
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Turkey says Iraqi proposals to deal with Kurdish rebels will take too long to work and more urgent action is needed.