Lagendijk: Entry Talks With Turkey Should Start As Soon As ...
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BRUSSELS - &#39;&#39;We welcome recommendation of the European Commission. Entry talks with Turkey should start as soon as possible,&#39;&#39; said Joost Lagendijk, the co-chairman of the Turkish Parliament-European Parliament (EP) Joint Parliamentary Commission.
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The European Parliament yesterday called for EU membership talks with Turkey as soon as possible, paving the way for heads of government to make an historic offer to Ankara at a meeting tonight.
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Brussels is set to give Ankara the go-ahead this week to begin EU accession talks, but with strong reservations. The European Commission&#39;s assessment of Turkey- due to be unveiled on Wednesday - is expected
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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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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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16 December 2004 -- Whether to open membership talks with Turkey will top the agenda of a two-day European Union summit opening today in Brussels.
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Europe has a date with destiny this week. When leaders of the 25 European Union countries meet Thursday and Friday, they&#39;re expected to set a date to start EU membership talks with Turkey - for which Ankara has waited 41 years.
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The European Parliament on Wednesday urged EU leaders to open entry talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay&quot; in a non-binding but influential resolution that was approved after heated debate.
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The European Union will not set Turkey any fresh conditions to fulfil in order to gain a date to start entry talks with the bloc, EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said on Wednesday.
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BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather Thursday to make a long-awaited decision on launching entry talks with Turkey, widely expected to give the green light despite last-ditch haggling over the exact terms of the offer.
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan voiced confidence on Wednesday that Turkey would win a date for opening long-delayed European Union entry talks at a landmark summit of the bloc&#39;s 25 leaders this week.
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Turkey&#39;s &#39;moment of truth&#39; is fast approaching. On October 6, the European Commission is due to publish its report on whether or not Turkey is ready to start negotiations for membership of the European Union.
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ANKARA - Turkeyâs entry talks with the European Union may not start until early 2006 because initial screening might not be completed until then, a Turkish official said on Monday.
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The EU Commission is likely to give the go-ahead Wednesday for opening talks with Ankara about its membership bid. But it won&#39;t silence the controversial debate over whether Turkey belongs in the EU in the first place.
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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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By George Parker, Daniel Dombey and Sarah Laitner in Brussels. Turkey was last night offered a historic deal to start talks to join the EU, putting it on course to become part of the union after more than 40 years of waiting.
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ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 7 -- Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and E.U. officials said Thursday. The European Union called the step positive but insufficient.