EU sees âno more obstaclesâ for Turkeyâs entry talks
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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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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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Cyprus threatens to block Turkey's EU membership talks unless Ankara lifts trade restrictions on Nicosia.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission urged Turkey on Saturday to explain whether it planned to push through stalled EU-backed penal code reforms before Brussels decides in two weeks whether to recommend the opening of entry talks.
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The European Commission has warned Turkey that it will not start talks on Ankara&#39;s bid to join the EU until it overhauls its penal code.
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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 Union on Dec. 17 most likely will name a date to begin formal membership talks with Turkey, but several sticky issues between Brussels and Ankara may disrupt Turkish efforts to eventually join the ...
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After years of delays, the European Union&#39;s head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc - an endorsement that comes with one key
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Turkey has made significant reforms to prepare to one day join the European Union, but in many key areas they still fall short, according to an EU report revealed ahead of its publication next week.
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Turkey's efforts to join the European Union took a modest but measurable step forward on Wednesday when negotiations started on two more of the 35 policy areas that a candidate country must complete to gain membership.
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Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union looked to be back on course on Thursday, when the EU enlargement commissioner, GÃ¼nter Verheugen, declared that there were &quot;no more obstacles&quot; for Turkey in its path towards accession talks.
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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&#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
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EU foreign ministers were struggling to forge an agreement on slowing down Turkey's European Union membership talks to punish Ankara for failing to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus.
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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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The European Union will not set Turkey any fresh conditions to fulfil in order to gain a date to start entry talks with the bloc, EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said on Wednesday.
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday to  make final preparations for a landmark decision later this week  to open entry talks with Turkey amid renewed evidence of strong  opposition to Turkish membership in key EU countries.