Swiss ponder question of Turkish entry into EU
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Commentators in Switzerland are divided about the effect of Turkey's possible entry into the European Union, following a recommendation to start talks with Ankara.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - A last-minute offer by Turkey to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus in a bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks sowed confusion among EU governments on Thursday.
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A Muslim scholar said Wednesday he is seeking Swiss government support after being denied a U.S. visa to teach at the Univesity of Notre Dame.
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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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Turks are confident the European Union will entertain their bid for membership, but they worry the conditions for admission could be tough.
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Two pillars of Swiss nationhood are being tested Sunday &#151; citizenship and the post office.
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Four decades is a long time to wait. Since 1963, Turkey has been eligible to apply for membership to the European Union. It formally sought entry to the club 15 years ago, was turned down, but didn&#39;t give up.
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The European Union&#39;s decision to begin entry talks with Turkey has received a widespread welcome. But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face tough questions at home about what he has signed up to.
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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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GENEVA - Voters in Switzerland - where one in five residents is foreign-born - rejected liberalizing tough rules on granting citizenship Sunday.    Reflecting the divide between French-speaking areas and the more conservative German region, two government-backed citizenship proposals failed to win support in a majority of the 26 cantons, official results showed by early afternoon...
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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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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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In public, discussions by journalists and politicians over Turkey&#39;s possible membership in the EU are matter of fact and objective.
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Voters will decide on September 26 whether to make it easier for young foreigners to obtain a Swiss passport.
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In the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States, Swiss voters have backed proposals to allow stem-cell research.
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The moment of truth is 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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The European Commission&#39;s agriculture commissioner, Franz Fischler, is questioning Turkey&#39;s suitability for EU membership in the latest note of dissent in the European Union&#39;s executive.