Prospect of Turkish EU membership divided Finnish foreign policy leadership in 1999
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Looking back on events, it seems like everything took place extremely quickly and unexpectedly - during the Finnish turn at the EU Presidency.
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Just the prospect of admitting Turkey, a Muslim country of 71 million people, into the European Union has set off a fierce debate over the nature of European identity.
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Four decades is a long time to wait. Since 1963, Turkey has been eligible to apply for membership to the European Union. It formally sought entry to the club 15 years ago, was turned down, but didn&#39;t give up.
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EU President Finland said on  Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did  not go far enough and it expected the bloc to approve a partial  freeze of accession talks with Ankara next week.
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TDN- Erdogan stressed in his post `yes` remarks that Turkey and the EU were now in the same team, not adversaries. We hope that will be the conviction of EU leaders, particularly when they meet on Dec.
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European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the ...
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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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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave EU leaders a classic lesson in haggling at a crunch summit here, at one point bluntly threatening to leave if he didn't get what he wanted -- but for some the ...
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On the same day Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo an was hosting his visiting Finnish counterpart, Matti Vanhanen, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul on Friday welcomed the ambassadors of EU member countries based in ...Comment
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Professor Tuomas Forsberg thinks the reputation enjoyed by Finland's European Union policy is not what it used to be.
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STRASBOURG, France - The European Union has recommend Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor Muslim country into the prosperous bloc.    Reflecting widespread misgivings, the 30-member EU executive commission on Wednesday set tough conditions to prevent Turkey from backtracking on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms, prompting a sharp response from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave EU leaders a classic lesson in haggling at a crunch summit here, at one point bluntly threatening to leave if he didn&#39;t get what he wanted -- but for some the hard-nosed approach left a bitter aftertaste.
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ANKARA, Oct 6 (IPS) - The election of the Justice and Development (AKP)  party in 2003 has given an old debate a  new turn.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union's head office opened a meeting Wednesday where it was likely to recommend that Turkey begin EU membership talks with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.    If the European Commission's expected recommendation is formally approved by the 25 EU leaders at a December summit, entry talks could begin in early 2005, capping years of lobbying by Turkish officials who say their country could form a bridge between Muslim countries and Europe...
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The European Commission&#39;s cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe - but also sets tough conditions that underscore the gaping divide between this mostly poor
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On the eve of the two-day European Union summit that opens in Brussels today and will define the future of Ankara&#39;s EU aspirations, it still remained unclear yesterday what terms leaders of the 25 member states would set out regarding Turkey&#39;s relations
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European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja read documents before the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels.Comment