European Commission deals blow to Turkey's EU ambitions
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The European Commission dealt a blow to Turkey's EU membership ambitions, recommending a partial freezing of the talks process over Ankara's hardline stance on Cyprus.
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The European Union will need to reform its budget system and may have to impose restrictions on the free movement of labour before it can admit Turkey as a member, according to a document sent to EU member states on Monday.
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The European Commission has given a qualified go-ahead to starting EU membership talks with Turkey, warning that negotiations could be frozen if the country backtracks on reforms.
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MEPs warn Turkey that its chances of joining the EU may recede if it fails to adopt far-reaching reforms.
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European Union countries have struck Turkey off the map of Europe as represented on new euro coins, prompting protests from some lawmakers about a bias against the potential future EU member.
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The European Commission says talks on Turkey&#39;s possible membership in the European Union cannot start unless Ankara reforms its penal code.
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The European Commission laid out its opposition to plans by Turkey to criminalise adultery yesterday. The proposed law threatens to destabilise Ankara&#39;s bid to open EU entry talks.
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Harsh words flew Monday between the European Union and Turkey, which announced it had dropped reforms to ban honor killings, The Times of London said.
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The European Union laid out a set of strict conditions Wednesday for Turkey&#39;s accession into the Union, the Financial Times reported.
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Turkey's plans for new sex laws may hurt its European ambitions
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As the European Union approaches a contentious decision - whether to let Turkey join the club - the Continent&#39;s rulers seem to have left their citizens behind.
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TURKEY&#39;S 40-year campaign to join the European Union is on the verge of collapse after its Islamist Government scrapped a package of reforms aimed at stamping out &quot;honour killings&quot; and torture.
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The European Commission will be  "extremely critical" of Turkey's reform efforts in a report  next week, but that will not stop EU leaders agreeing to open  membership talks with Ankara, EU officials said Saturday.
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The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, touring Europe to gain support for Turkey's proposed membership in the European Union, sharply objected Thursday to plans by several countries to let domestic ...
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ISTANBUL, Nov. 29 -- The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday recommended cutting off talks with Turkey on several key issues in its efforts to join the 25-country bloc, a day after Pope Benedict XVI expressed support for the predominantly Muslim country's pursuit of membership.
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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
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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