EU Commission: 'Yes, But' to Turkey Talks
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Turkey won a provisional green light from the European Commission on Wednesday to open membership negotiations with the European Union, a watershed decision after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.
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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.
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European Union leaders meet in Brussels this week to decide whether to open talks with Turkey on its controversial bid to join the bloc.
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The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a &quot;positive report.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (IPS) - The European Commission has recommended  negotiations for Turkey to join the EU, but insisted that it  meets strict conditions.
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The European Commission gave Turkey&#39;s hopes of joining the European Union a huge boost last week, saying it saw &quot;no more obstacles&quot; toward a &quot;clear recommendation&quot; on starting EU entry talks with Ankara.
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BERLIN: The European Commission will be âextremely criticalâ of Turkeyâs reform efforts in a report next week, but that will not stop EU leaders from agreeing to open membership talks with Ankara, EU officials said on Saturday.
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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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EU leaders meet must decide whether to freeze the entry bid of an increasingly self-confident Turkey.
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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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The European Commission was set to recommend on Wednesday that Turkey start accession talks with the European Union, finally unveiling its watershed decision after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.
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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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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - 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 offer.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuffed a European Commission plea on Friday to make a gesture toward recognition of Cyprus before EU leaders decide next week on opening membership talks with Ankara.
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The European Commission is set to announce that Turkey is ready to begin negotiations on joining the EU.
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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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An EU commissioner said that EU leaders intend to keep their word over Turkey's entry into the European Union.