Erdogan gets French, German backing for EU bid
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President Jacques Chirac said that France would vote in favour of starting membership talks with Turkey when the EU met in December.
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PARIS: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview published on Thursday that he is looking to President Jacques Chirac to reassure Ankara over Franceâs backing for its bid to join the European Union.
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STRASBOURG, France:Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, awaiting an expected European Commission nod to starting EU entry talks with his country, said today he hoped negotiations would not take too long.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday championed the idea of a &quot;simplified treaty&quot; for the European Union, which European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said was gaining support.
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ANKARA/STRASBOURG, France  - 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's 25 leaders this week.
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French President Jacques Chirac says Turkey can join the EU as a member if it meets entry requirements.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched an envoy to Ankara last weekend to try to calm tensions over his adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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France will come under renewed pressure on Tuesday to soften its stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan drops in on a Franco-German summit in Berlin.
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul on  Wednesday approved a pro-EU cabinet, reflecting Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s determination to push ahead with stalled  political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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President Jacques Chirac and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will discuss Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid on Tuesday as strong advocates of entry talks, but analysts say questions remain on their stance due to domestic opposition.
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Nicolas Sarkozy reiterates his opposition to Turkey joining the EU, for the first time since becoming French president.
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The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a &quot;positive report.
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Turkey&#39;s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been given a hero&#39;s welcome by supporters on his return home from talks with the European Union.
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THE Prince of Wales made an unusually direct political intervention yesterday to support Turkeyâs bid to join the European Union.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  urged the European Union on Thursday to open its doors to  non-Christians after French President Jacques Chirac made a  vibrant appeal to bring Turkey into the EU.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris's backing.
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Germany and France are expected to adopt a tougher stand on the Turkish bid to join the EU when their leaders meet in SaarbrA A1 4cken on Tuesday .Comment