Merkel presses Turkey over Cyprus
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Germany's Chancellor Merkel urges Turkey to lift its boycott of Cyprus, but Ankara makes its own demands.
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LARNACA, Cyprus (BBC)-- Israeli jet fighters have forced an incoming Lufthansa airliner to land in Cyprus after a bomb alert that German officials had not considered serious.
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France and Germany have signalled their intention to set an 18-month deadline for Turkey to open trade links with Cyprus.Comment
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Turkey has rejected a request from the European Commission to recognise Cyprus ahead of a key summit on Ankara&#39;s bid to open European Union accession talks.
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Turkey's bid to join the European Union is the talk of the Continent, yet German leaders have managed to turn a defining European moment into a domestic brawl.
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Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a dramatic last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
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Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi told reporters that Turkey intends to officially recognize Cyprus following the European Union meeting in Brussels on Thursday, Israel Radio reported.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that Turkey's membership talks with the European Union would be a "long road," but that Berlin is committed to seeing negotiations progress.
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Turkey offers to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, hoping to revive EU membership talks.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 13  - Cyprus wants Turkey to demonstrate willingness to normalize its relations with the Cypriot government before an EU summit next March, Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou said Monday.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he had told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that European Union leaders should avoid &quot;a historic mistake&quot; when they discuss Turkey's membership bid next week.
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Turkey must open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus before December 6th, or face a possible suspension of its accession talks, the EU said on Monday.Comment
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Turkey faces a &quot;train crash&quot; in its relations with the European Union if it fails to step up democratic reforms and resolve a trade row with Cyprus, EU enlargement chief Olli Rehn said here.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said he had invited Turkey for talks on issues that could hurt its bid to join the European Union, as Greece joined in warning Ankara it could only join if it recognizes Cyprus.
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By Noah BarkinBERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel will highlight the robust economic and human ties between Germany and Turkey on a visit this week, but also deliver a firm message to Ankara on its troubled bid ...Comment
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday Turkey is obliged to expand its customs union protocol before starting entry talks with the European Union (EU) which amounts to recognition of Cyprus.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Europe to lead the fight against global warming, ahead of an EU summit.