European Parliament urges EU to open talks on Turkey&#39;s accession
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The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Wednesday in Strasbourg of France, urging the European Union (EU) to start accession negotiations with Turkey &quot;without undue delay.
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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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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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EU leaders were poised on Thursday to  set a date to start accession talks with Turkey, as Turkish  Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels in an  optimistic mood for a spate of last-minute diplomacy.
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Turkey said on Monday it would seek  changes in the European Commission's report on its candidacy  before EU leaders meet on Dec. 17 to decide whether to open  entry talks with Ankara.
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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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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- In a move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the Middle East, the European Union on Wednesday recommended starting negotiations with Turkey on full membership.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to hold talks with the EU commissioner in charge of the blocâs enlargement process Guenter Verheugen, and members of the European Parliament, including European Parliament chief Josep Borrell, as well as
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The European Union&#39;s head office has begun a meeting at which it is likely to recommend that Turkey open EU membership talks with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human
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Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission gave Turkeyâs hopes of joining the EU a huge boost on Thursday saying it saw âno more obstaclesâ in its way towards a âclear recommendationâ on starting EU entry talks with Ankara.
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Turkey&#39;s main opposition party has called for the swift recall of parliament to approve key reforms demanded by the European Union and says any further delay could imperil Ankara&#39;s bid to open EU entry talks.
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The European Commission&#39;s report on Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.
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Turkey&#39;s parliament approved on Monday a final piece of legislation sought by the European Union before a Dec. 16-17 summit at which EU leaders will decide whether Ankara is now ready to begin long-delayed entry talks.
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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 president  urged Turkey on Thursday to "go the extra mile" to show  Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc  prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many voters.
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Turkey said on Monday it would seek  changes in the European Commission's report on its candidacy  before EU leaders meet to debate it at a summit on Dec. 17 and  decide whether to open entry talks with Ankara.