EU enlargement chief frets over Turkish penal code delay
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European Union enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen said delays to a new penal code in Turkey were a &quot;very worrying&quot; development.
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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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ANKARA, Sept 24  - Turkey on Friday recalled lawmakers for a special Sunday session to adopt a crucial penal code reform essential to the country&#39;s cherished bid to become an EU member in the aftermath of a crisis with Brussels, which observers
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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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The expected bad news was that commissioners would face a difficult judgment over how well Ankara has done in harmonising its laws and norms with those of the EU.
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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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The Turkish parliament went into recess until October 1, leaving a crucial penal code reform package in limbo and unlikely to be enacted before the release of a vital EU report on whether or not to start membership talks with Turkey.
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A top European Union official said Monday that recent Turkish reforms would be considered in the country's bid for bloc membership, and appealed to the nation's leaders to avoid violence in dealing with the Kurds.
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A Turkish policeman patrols in front of the St. Esprit Cathedral in Istanbul. The European Commission is to recommend a partial freeze on negotiations with Turkey on EU accession because of Ankara's refusal to ...Comment
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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 machinery would be put in motion Friday to recall parliament and to complete the debate over changes to more than 300 separate article of the penal code, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said after meeting with senior European Union officials in Brussels
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BRUSSELS The European Union gave clear warning to Turkey on Friday to keep up progress on human rights ahead of a key decision on EU membership negotiations, but Turkey replied by warning Brussels against meddling in its affairs.
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HAMBURG, Germany : The European Commission report assessing Turkey&#39;s progress towards EU membership criteria, to be published on Wednesday, is highly critical of the country, EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen warned in a weekend interview.
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BRUSSELS Turkey moved closer to opening membership talks with the European Union on Thursday after it said it would pass penal code reforms and was abandoning a clause that would have criminalized adultery.
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The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
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Turkey was warned Monday that its desire to open talks to join the European Union would be snubbed unless it passed an overhaul of its penal code, and very soon.
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The European Commission president  urged Turkey on Thursday to go the extra mile to show Europeans  it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to  approve them despite misgivings by many voters.