EU 'faces backlash from Turkey'
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The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
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Inclusion of such a clause in the EU's final decision on the start of membership talks, to be taken on December 17, would greatly anger Turkey, which has sought membership for 40 years.
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French President Jacques Chirac said, in a discrete statement at a European Union (EU) summit in Brussels, that EU leaders who oppose Turkey&#39;s future membership are behaving irresponsibly.
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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's government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians and a march on parliament Tuesday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.
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Chicago Tribune - For most Europeans, the recent recommendation of the European Union's executive body to open membership talks with Turkey goes a step too far.
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The French parliament is to debate Turkey's wish to join the EU, an increasingly divisive issue in France.
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The European Union stepped up pressure Tuesday on Ukraine to review the outcome of its disputed presidential election, which has triggered widespread criticism from across the continent.
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There was the possibility that there could be an increase in violence from radical Islamists should the EU does not accept Turkey into the block, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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A row over adultery has thrown light onto the darker corners of the relationship between Turkey and the EU, says the BBC's Jonny Dymond.
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EU farm commissioner Franz Fischler on Friday became the latest Brussels critic to raise doubts over Turkey&#39;s hopes of joining the bloc, as wrangling over Ankara&#39;s EU bid heats up.
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The European Commission will be  "extremely critical" of Turkey's reform efforts in a report  next week, but that will not stop EU leaders agreeing to open  membership talks with Ankara, EU officials said Saturday.
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To the consternation of many - but the ill-concealed glee of some - Turkey's negotiations to join the EU are threatening to grind to a halt this autumn amid a row over the divided island of Cyprus.
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Turkey has been knocking on the EUâs door for more than 40 years, watching in frustration as other countries leapfrogged Ankara in the queue to join the Union.
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Turkey registers frustration as France prevents the EU opening membership talks with Ankara in a key area.
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The European Union spelled out tough conditions on Friday for Turkey to start membership talks next October ahead of final bargaining with the Turkish prime minister at a landmark summit.
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A European Union commissioner Wednesday recommended partially suspending membership talks with Turkey to protest Ankara's continued refusal to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.