Turkey Keeps EU Waiting for Reply on Talks Offer
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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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HELSINKI, Finland: The European Union warned Turkey on Monday that it must speed up efforts to resolve a stalemate over Cyprus if it wants to continue membership negotiations with the bloc.Comment
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara's bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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Turkey, faced with a possible freeze on its European Union talks within days, has made an offer to ease a trade row with Cyprus which is thwarting its EU membership ambitions.
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Intensive talks aim to end a stalemate over an EU demand that Turkey recognise Cyprus before accession.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Like a game of high-stakes chicken set on the global stage, Turkey and the European Union have been locked in a tense standoff ahead of this week's deadline for Turkey to open its ports to Cypriot vessels or face consequences.
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An EU commissioner said that EU leaders intend to keep their word over Turkey's entry into the European Union.
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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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BRUSSELS  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara&#39;s bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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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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EU leaders meet must decide whether to freeze the entry bid of an increasingly self-confident Turkey.
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Turkey expects to start EU entry talks within the first six months of next year, says Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as hints of a compromise over Cyprus emerged.
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European Union foreign ministers were battling to forge a deal on slowing down Turkey's EU membership talks over Ankara's failure to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus.
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The EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock.
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Turkey has said it is disappointed that the EU asked Ankara to recognise Cyprus as a condition of its historic offer to begin membership talks.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding talks in Brussels ahead of a key European Union summit on Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the offer.