EU 'faces backlash from Turkey'
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The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
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A top European Union official said Monday that recent Turkish reforms would be considered in the country's bid for bloc membership, and appealed to the nation's leaders to avoid violence in dealing with the Kurds.
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European Union foreign ministers were battling to forge a deal on slowing down Turkey's EU membership talks over Ankara's failure to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus.
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ANKARA, 18 September 2004 - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned the European Union against meddling in âTurkeyâs internal affairs.
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A senior Euro MP has warned the Turkish government that the EU is losing patience over changes to Ankara's penal code.
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Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkeyâs bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.
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A furor in Turkey ignited by the title of a Christian spiritual leader on a U.S. embassy invitation has underscored concerns about the largely Muslim country's treatment of minorities two weeks before the European Union decides whether to open membership talks with Ankara.
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Turkey&#39;s government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians and a march on parliament Tuesday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.
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The French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) announced that the majority of the public in France and Germany were definitely against Turkey&#39;s European Union (EU) membership.
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Turkish newspapers on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for creating a crisis with Brussels with by insisting on the inclusion of a clause criminalizing adultery into a penal code reform bill vital to Turkey&#39;s EU bid.
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A European Union commissioner Wednesday recommended partially suspending membership talks with Turkey to protest Ankara's continued refusal to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.Comment
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The EU&#39;s sharp divisions on whether to admit Turkey were bared in the European Parliament, with the leader of the conservatives arguing Turkish admission would kill the Union off.
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ANKARA/BRUSSELS  - Turkey signaled growing unease  on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special  conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and insisted  it must be treated in the same way as any other candidate  country.
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The European Union stepped up pressure Tuesday on Ukraine to review the outcome of its disputed presidential election, which has triggered widespread criticism from across the continent.
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Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday not to meddle in Turkey&#39;s domestic affairs after an EU Commission spokesman expressed concern over a delay in key penal code reforms.
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During today&#39;s European Union (EU) summit, a group of Armenians held a protest around the EU Council building in Brussels. According to the police, nearly, 2,300 Armenians demanded Turkey to recognize genocide allegations.
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Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises EU nations for not doing more to tackle Kurdish PKK rebels.