Ankara Sees the Cyprus Glass Half Full
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Members of the Turkish diplomatic community say they have analyzed the documentation of the summit and describe it as a complete win.
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European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership  talks to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with  Cyprus.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission dealt a sharp blow yesterday to Turkey's hopes of joining the European Union, recommending a partial suspension of entry talks after Ankara refused to open its ports to Cyprus.
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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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The European Commission says Turkey can begin talks on joining the EU - but Ankara must meet stiff conditions.
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It used to be that European politicians could count on Greece and Cyprus to stand in the way of Turkey&#39;s aspirations to join the European Union.
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Turkish leaders welcome an EU decision on entry talks, but say Ankara deserves equal and fair treatment.
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Any final agreement brokered on the Cyprus issue should be voted on in a referendum, the Prime Minister said. Turkey is to commit itself to finding a solution to the dispute on Cyprus, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
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Brussels is set to give Ankara the go-ahead this week to begin EU accession talks, but with strong reservations. The European Commission&#39;s assessment of Turkey- due to be unveiled on Wednesday - is expected
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Turkey offers to admit traffic from Cyprus, in an effort to revive EU membership talks, says EU president Finland.
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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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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed &#151; presumably over the divided island of Cyprus &#151; before he could accept the offer.
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Turkey's EU chief 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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Turkey's EU chief 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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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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Turkey declared it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU&#39;s executive that will give Ankara a green light.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated Thursday that he expects to reach a compromise with the EU on the vexed issue of Cyprus before the end of a two-day Brussels summit.