OECD Report Boosts Turkey's EU Case
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the most of an upbeat economic report on his country to press its case for membership in the European Union.
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The European Commission voiced support for Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU Friday and expressed hope for a &quot;positive outcome&quot; at a summit next week, but warned that recognition of Cyprus is crucial to Ankara&#39;s hopes.
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ISTANBUL -- The European Union's decision to start membership talks with Turkey gives the Muslim country a new position in Europe and the Islamic world, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said yesterday.
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ANKARA: The European Commission is widely expected to give Turkey the green light to start EU entry talks in a progress report due to be published on Wednesday.
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Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the European Unionâs recommendation of yesterday for talks to begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
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Turkey&#39;s bid for EU membership talks passed a crucial test yesterday when the parliament in Ankara backed legal changes to underpin the country&#39;s reform programme.
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The European Commission gave Turkey&#39;s hopes of joining the European Union a huge boost last week, saying it saw &quot;no more obstacles&quot; toward a &quot;clear recommendation&quot; on starting EU entry talks with Ankara.
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The European Union official in charge of enlargement says the EU decision on membership talks with Turkey will take into account that country&#39;s progress in implementing reforms.
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Turkey won a green light from the  European Commission on Wednesday to open membership  negotiations with the European Union, a watershed decision  after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.
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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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The European Union has recommended Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and that stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor ...
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Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds said on Wednesday that she hoped the European Union (EU) Commission would release a positive report on Turkey.
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Turkey&#39;s moment of truth is fast approaching. On Oct. 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.
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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.
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A likely soft landing for the U.S. economy will not dent the recovery that is gathering pace in Europe, the OECD said Tuesday, raising its growth forecast for the 12 nations that use the euro while cutting predictions for the United States to reflect a housing-led slowdown.
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BERLIN: The European Commission will be âextremely criticalâ of Turkeyâs reform efforts in a report next week, but that will not stop EU leaders from agreeing to open membership talks with Ankara, EU officials said on Saturday.
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The country faces some tough conditions on the economy and human rights before membership is granted. ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit yesterday