Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU
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Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
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The European Union opened negotiations  with Turkey on two more reform areas on Wednesday as part of  Ankara's bid to join the bloc.
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Turkey should &quot;go the extra mile&quot; and recognise Cyprus, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said ahead of a key EU summit.
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The European Union opened negotiations with Turkey on two more reform areas on Wednesday as part of Ankara's bid to join the bloc.
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JOUY-EN-JOSAS, France  - Turkey's offer to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus goes in the right direction, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday.
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Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and EU officials said Thursday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
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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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BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders agreed yesterday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed -- presumably over the contentious issue of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.
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The European Commission will recommend on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, an EU source said on Wednesday.
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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 -- presumably over the divided island of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.
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The European Commission confirmed it had recommended on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union over its failure to open its ports to traffic from Cyprus.
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The European Commission'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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The European Commission dealt a sharp blow on Wednesday 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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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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The European Union and Turkey agreed Friday to open membership talks next year for the Islamic country after the two sides overcame a snag over Turkey's relationship with the divided island of Cyprus.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Brussels on Thursday in the hopes of easing tensions between Turkey and the European Union ahead of an October 6 progress report that is vital to Turkey&#39;s bid for EU membership, several newspapers reported
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NICOSIA/BRUSSELS  - Cyprus fired a warning shot across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.