Turkey a Step Closer to Joining EU
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Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the EU&#39;s executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations
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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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An "historic" deal bringing Turkey a step closer to EU membership is praised by Tony Blair.
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The European Union edged closer Monday to giving Turkey the green light on membership talks, but jitters over bringing the relatively poor Muslim nation into the fold prevented a decision on a starting date.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 23 (IPS) - Turkey took a step closer to the European Union  Thursday after EU enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen said  he was âsatisfiedâ that a row over Turkey's penal code had  been resolved.
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ANKARA, Turkey  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit Saturday to announce amidst a shower of confetti and fireworks that Turkey "has turned the critical corner" on the way to becoming a member of the group of nations.
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BusinessWeek Online - Turkey's decades-long quest to join the European Union looks set to take a great leap forward. On Oct. 6 the European Commission in Brussels is due to release its opinion on whether Turkey has met the legal conditions to start negotiations on becoming a full EU member. Then, in mid-December, Europe's 25 political leaders are scheduled to give their formal consent to opening negotiations.
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Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union has won a boost when a key European Parliament committee rejected calls to offer Ankara anything less than full membership.
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The European Union's head office edged closer Monday to recommending the start of membership talks with Turkey, but hinted at conditions to ensure Turkey does not backtrack on human rights reforms and to reassure Europeans wary of mass Turkish immigration.
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PARIS - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed belief on Thursday that the decision that the European Council would make on December 17th (on whether and when to open negotiations with Turkey) would be a milestone for not only Turkey-(EU) relations
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Is Turkey ready to officially become part of Europe? The world will know the answer in another 10 years. A decade may sound a long time, but the ball is finally rolling on Turkey&#39;s European Union membership after 40 years of wavering talks.
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Turkey came a step closer to fulfilling a 40-year-old dream when the European Commission recommended that the EU should begin membership talks with Ankara.
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German newspapers on Thursday commented on Turkey coming a step closer to fulfilling a 40 year old dream after the European Commission recommended that the EU begin membership talks with Ankara.
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Turkey moved closer to winning a date for the start of European Union entry negotiations after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to heal Turkey&#39;s diplomatic standoff with new EU member Cyprus.
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The European Union has recommended Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and that stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor ...
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Turkey is navigating between the forces pulling it closer to Islam and the institutions that safeguard its secularism.
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PARIS Turkey won an important endorsement Thursday in its bid to join the European Union as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report praising Ankara for recent economic strides.