Turkey pressed to move on Cyprus for EU deal [17/12/2004]
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The European Union spelled out tough conditions 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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EU foreign ministers were struggling to forge an agreement on slowing down Turkey's European Union membership talks to punish Ankara for failing to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus.
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Turkey's chief EU 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 has said it is disappointed that the EU asked Ankara to recognise Cyprus as a condition of its historic offer to begin membership talks.
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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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Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.
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The European Union has a rendezvous with history this week. Turkey will be invited to begin talks over the course of next year that will probably lead to its membership in the European Union within about 15 years.
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European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the ...
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The European Commission says Turkey can begin talks on joining the EU - but Ankara must meet stiff conditions.
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Turkey, faced with a possible freeze on its European Union talks within days, has made an offer to ease a trade row with Cyprus which is thwarting its EU membership ambitions.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS - EU President Finland said on Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and expected member states next week to agree on ...Comment
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - EU President Finland said on Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and it expected the bloc to approve a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara next week.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said he had invited Turkey for talks on issues that could hurt its bid to join the European Union, as Greece joined in warning Ankara it could only join if it recognizes Cyprus.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (IPS) - The European Commission has recommended  negotiations for Turkey to join the EU, but insisted that it  meets strict conditions.
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Turkey has agreed to a deal which will allow talks on EU membership to commence after agreeing to formally acknowledge Cyprus. The main sticking point had been over Turkey&#39;s failure to formally recognise Cyprus.
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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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European Union governments may impose tougher conditions on entry talks with Turkey in response to demands by France, Austria and Cyprus, a draft EU compromise shows.