French PM skeptical about Turkey's EU entry
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin reiterated France's support for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union but warned Ankara might not yet be ready to accept Western values, in an interview ...
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France prevents the EU starting membership talks with Turkey on economic and monetary policy.
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Turkey&#39;s Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to France to defend Ankara&#39;s application to the EU. In French media, he expressed concerns over the terms of the debate in France.
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French President Jacques Chirac has said that Turkey could join the European Union - if it complies in full with entry requirements.
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French Interior Minister Nicholas Sarkozy presented a far-reaching plan for pulling the European Union out of its strategic gridlock, calling for a &quot;mini-treaty&quot; as a first step and opposing Turkish membership.
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The French prime minister urges caution over reports that two French journalists held in Iraq may be freed.
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Chirac who supported the opening of entry talks with Ankara during the EU summit in Brussels last week. &quot;The question to ask is whether we say &#39;yes&#39; or &#39;no&#39; or &#39;privileged partnership&#39;,&quot; he told France 2 television late on Saturday.
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Despite public opposition in France and Germany, the two country&#39;s leaders have again expressed support for Turkey&#39;s quest for EU membership during a brief summit in Berlin.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched an envoy to Ankara last weekend to try to calm tensions over his adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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Experts on Islamic militant groups are skeptical about a Web posting demanding &#36;5 million in ransom for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, France's prime minister said Monday.
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Chances of French ratification of the European Union's proposed constitution suffered a setback when former Socialist prime minister and 2007 presidential hopeful Laurent Fabius came out against it.
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Turkey registers frustration as France prevents the EU opening membership talks with Ankara in a key area.
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The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.
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According to French daily newspaper Le Monde, France would propose that Turkey&#39;s membership negotiations with the European Union (EU) to be postponed for one year.
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Most French don't want Turkey to join the European Union anytime soon, a poll finds.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin voiced concern about the euro's surge to record highs against the dollar, but would not say if he thought the European Central Bank should intervene.
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Experts on Islamic militant groups are skeptical about a Web posting demanding $5 million in ransom for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, France&#39;s prime minister said Monday.