Germany does not expect EU-Turkey deal on Monday
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European positions are too far apart to  reach an agreement on Monday on how to penalize Turkey for  failing to normalize trade with Cyprus, German Foreign Minister  Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a television interview.
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Germany urged world powers to show a united front when they meet on Tuesday to discuss new punitive measures against Iran for its nuclear work but said a deal to ratchet up sanctions was not guaranteed.
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Germany and France are expected to adopt a tougher stand on the Turkish bid to join the EU when their leaders meet in SaarbrA A1 4cken on Tuesday .Comment
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday for crucial talks on how to penalize Turkey for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus at the start of a week that could derail Ankara's troubled entry negotiations with the bloc.
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Germany urged its European Union partners to move ahead on a new treaty of reforms without Poland, after Warsaw rejected an offer to modify the bloc&#39;s voting system in its favour.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel will highlight  the robust economic and human ties between Germany and Turkey  on a visit this week, but also deliver a firm message to Ankara  on its troubled bid to join the European Union.
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The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.
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Germany will not bow to terrorist threats demanding the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Monday.
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Turkey was expected to insist on the unconditional backing of European Union powerhouses Germany and France for its bid to join the bloc at three-way talks, amid signs Paris is hedging its bets.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Germany would not send combat troops to an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but was contemplating offering help securing the country's coast.
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With a June 21-22 EU summit looming, the bloc&#39;s German presidency is confident of brokering a deal for a new EU treaty despite Polish veto threats.
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Turkey&#39;s Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving
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Austriaâs conservative government said yesterday that it wanted a decision from the European Union summit on December 17, to remain open to offering Turkey less than full membership, a prospect dismissed by Turkey.
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EU President Finland said today a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and expected member states next week to agree on a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara.Comment
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The European Union yesterday refused a Franco-German request to lift its arms embargo on China amid fierce disagreements over the country&#39;s human rights record and military ambitions.
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The European Union presidency yesterday expressed optimism that a deal could be struck over Turkey's refusal to recognize Cyprus in the lead-up to next weekend's EU summit, which will decide whether to give ...
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday he would hold three-way talks with French and German leaders on Turkey's EU membership bid, which the two heavyweights of the bloc oppose.