EU agrees partial freeze on Turkey talks
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European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership talks, in an unprecedented move to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus.
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BRUSSELS/ANKARA: The European Union and Turkey played down last-minute fears on Tuesday on the eve of a landmark European Commission decision to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara.
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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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European Union leaders and Turkey agreed today on a compromise formula to overcome differences over Turkish recognition of Cyprusâ government as a condition for opening EU membership talks, diplomats said.
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The European Commission decided on Wednesday to recommend a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, EU sources said.
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The European Union and Turkey struck  an historic deal on Friday to start talks next year on  admitting the vast Muslim nation to the bloc after last-minute  haggling over Ankara's relationship with EU member Cyprus.
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The EU summit is set to spell out dates and terms for Turkey&#39;s bid for membership on 16-17 December. Barring a last-minute upset, negotiations may begin in autumn of 2005.
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The European Commission confirmed it had recommended on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union over its failure to open its ports to traffic from Cyprus.
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European Union leaders have agreed to start talks on Turkey&#39;s membership in the bloc in October of 2005, but they will ask Turkey to recognize the ethnic Greek government of Cyprus before negotiations begin.
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Intensive talks aim to end a stalemate over an EU demand that Turkey recognise Cyprus before accession.
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The European Commission looks set to advise that Turkey's EU membership talks be partly suspended.
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EU President Finland said today a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and expected member states next week to agree on a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara.Comment
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The European Union presidency on Tuesday backed a proposal to partially suspend EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara's refusal to open up to trade with Cyprus.Comment
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The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on starting membership talks on Friday  after Ankara said it would sign a pact acknowledging Cyprus as  an EU member.
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By George Parker in Brussels, Raphael Minder in Strasbourg and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin. European leaders will on Thursday hold last-minute talks to hammer out terms under which Turkey can finally embark on the road to joining the European Union.
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open talks with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, despite widespread misgivings about admitting such a large and mostly Muslim country.
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European Union president Finland warned Turkey that it faces at least a partial suspension of its EU membership talks if Ankara fails to ratify a customs agreement with Brussels.