Cyprus warns as EU puzzles over Turkey offer
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NICOSIA/BRUSSELS  - Cyprus fired a warning shot across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.
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Turkey's EU chief negotiator said on Thursday Ankara would not walk away from Finnish-led discussions over Cyprus aimed at avoiding a crisis in Turkey's European Union membership bid.
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Turkey faces a &quot;train crash&quot; in its relations with the European Union if it fails to step up democratic reforms and resolve a trade row with Cyprus, EU enlargement chief Olli Rehn said here.
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As talks over Cyprus grind to a halt, Turkey's membership of the E.U. looks ever more distant
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The start of Turkey&#39;s negotiations to enter the European Union now rests on one question: will it recognize Cyprus? European leaders insist it will, but messages from Ankara remain muted.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for active measures aimed at solving the Cyprus issue. Erdogan said Turkey can&#39;t protect its interests in Cyprus if Turkey
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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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Turkey has bristled at a toughening of conditions for its bid to open European Union membership talks, including an explicit mention of torture, but Cyprus says the terms are not tough enough.
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Ankara insisted yesterday that it would not recognize the Republic of Cyprus before the December 17 European Union summit which will determine whether to grant Turkey a date for the start of EU accession talks.
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The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
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At an Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting yesterday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to a question about Cyprus by saying: &quot;Turkey will not withdraw any troops from Cyprus.
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Some European Union countries are seeking tougher sanctions on Turkey than the partial freeze in membership talks proposed by the European Commission over its failure to open ports to ships from Cyprus, Reuters ...Comment
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Turkey will not bow to pressure from the European Union to recognize Cyprus and expects the 25-nation bloc to open accession talks with Ankara next year, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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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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The European Union executive expressed concern after a new penal code in Turkey seen as crucial to the country's bid to join the EU was left in parliamentary limbo.
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European Union foreign ministers decided Monday to freeze parts of entry talks with Turkey on Monday over Ankara's refusal to open its ports to trade with EU member Cyprus.
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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.