Turkey&#39;s accession will ensure EU&#39;s credibility
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The moment of truth has come. The EU must decide tomorrow whether to open accession talks with Turkey. Is today&#39;s union prepared to reverse a course first
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The moment of truth was approaching for Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union, EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen said Monday, as European leaders prepare to decide whether to open membership talks with the mainly Muslim country.
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But Wednesday, the European Commission is expected to recommend that Turkey begin membership process.
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The world&#39;s press has said that Turkey&#39;s important step towards the European Union (EU) will not only change the strategic values of the union but also change its culture, character and future.
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Nothing more stands in the way of Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU. Both sides have cleared up their differences. But are the irritations between Brussels and Ankara really dispelled?
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confident Thursday that Turkey could cope with the stringent conditions imposed by an EU report on his country&#39;s membership bid in the bloc, as the media celebrated a &quot;historic&quot; turning point in the nation&#39;s 40-year
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The president of the European Parliament urged Turkey to recognize EU member Cyprus and stressed that Europe would watch for "clear evidence" that the country is committed to EU democracy norms.
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Turkey has convinced Brussels that it is ready to start negotiating membership of the European Union, opening the way for a transformation of the Continent and possible full membership in just over a decade.
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As the European Commission prepares to give its verdict on whether Turkey is ready to start talks about joining the EU, herewith key questions and answers in the debate about its membership.
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Turks have hailed the European Union&#39;s decision to open membership talks with their country as a landmark step promising prosperity, broader freedoms and global prestige.
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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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The European Commission was Monday fine-tuning a crunch report on Turkey&#39;s readiness to join the EU, widely expected to give Ankara a green light while warning there is a long road ahead.
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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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Turkey&#39;s marathon campaign to join the EU appeared to gain momentum on Thursday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured the union&#39;s worried bureaucrats in Brussels, Belgium, that his governing Islamic party was not straying from Turkey&#39;s
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country&#39;s application for admission to the European Union.
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ANKARA, Dec 13  - Turkey was cautiously optimistic Monday that it would obtain a favorable result from this week&#39;s crunch summit of European Union leaders who will decide on Ankara&#39;s membership bid, but warned the 25-nation bloc not to cross Ankara&#39;s
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According to diplomatic sources, a key European Commission report will give the green light for opening talks on Turkey&#39;s EU membership.