EU paves way for Turkey to join
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The European Commission says Turkey can begin talks on joining the EU - but Ankara must meet stiff conditions.
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BEIRUT: The huge sigh of relief in Istanbul following the European Union&#39;s announcement this week that talks on Turkey&#39;s accession to the EU can go ahead could be heard as far away as Brussels.
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The European Commission was set on Wednesday to give Turkey the green light to start entry negotiations with the EU, while warning there is a long and potentially bumpy road ahead.
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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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The European Union has made clear to Turkey that it cannot start negotiations on joining the union, until Ankara reforms its penal code.
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In a historic move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey
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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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The European Union said Friday that Turkey could join its ranks as soon as 10 years from now, but warned that it must overcome widespread public opposition to a Muslim country&#39;s entering the European fold.
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After four decades of delays, the European Union is expected to give Turkey the green light on Friday to start accession talks that could lead to full-fledged membership in the exclusive club.
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STRASBOURG, France - The European Union has recommend Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor Muslim country into the prosperous bloc.    Reflecting widespread misgivings, the 30-member EU executive commission on Wednesday set tough conditions to prevent Turkey from backtracking on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms, prompting a sharp response from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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BERLIN - ``Turkey`s accession to the European Union (EU) is very important. I believe when Turkey enters EU, the Union will be the most significant insurance of a world where peace has become global,`` said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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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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The European Commission has given Turkey the go-ahead to begin talks to join the European Union, but set a series of tough conditions and warned that there is no guarantee the negotiations will be successful.
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The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on Friday on starting talks on admitting  the large Muslim nation to the bloc after overcoming last  minute haggling over Ankara's relationship with EU member  Cyprus.
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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 Union has offered to start membership negotiations with Turkey, opening the way for the EUâs borders to reach Iraq and Iran, and for a poor Muslim nation in Asia to become the largest member of the Union.
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Turkey has been the most persistent supplicant at the European Union&#39;s gates and its passage through them will be protracted and tortuous.