Dutch PM against lesser EU status for Turkey-report
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BERLIN, Dec 4  Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has written to German conservative leader Angela Merkel rejecting her proposal for a ''privileged partnership''between the EU and Turkey, the ...
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BRUSSELS, November 5 (Itar-Tass) - The European Union âshould forgetâ its internal differences on Iraq and give a âsignalâ about readiness to participate in the countryâs restoration, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said at the EU summit in
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With a couple of objections, daily newspapers all across Europe heralded Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s meeting with European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen in Brussels on September 23rd with headlines of support and
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned European Union countries on Thursday that a sudden refusal to let Turkey join the 25-nation bloc could make the European Union seem hostile to Islam.
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ANKARA, Dec 15  - Turkey will reject an invitation to start accession talks with the European Union if it is offered a status less than full membership, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by one of his aides.
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BRUSSELS The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides on Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, the commission president, Romano Prodi, said on Tuesday.
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PRAGUE- There is no reason for preventing Turkey from joining the European Union if it fulfils all political criteria, Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross and his Danish counterpart Anders Fogh Rasmussen ...
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The upcoming European Union summit in Brussels is likely to approve the opening of membership talks with Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said.
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The Dutch government on Friday opposed holding a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
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An EU commissioner said that EU leaders intend to keep their word over Turkey's entry into the European Union.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey will say no to the European Union if the bloc imposes unacceptable conditions on starting membership talks with the mainly Muslim country.
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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha expressed support for neighbouring Turkey's bid to join the European Union, a report said Monday.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey&#39;s prime minister has lashed out at the European Union and said it &quot;should not become involved in Turkey&#39;s internal affairs.
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Former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok has delivered a damning report on Europe&#39;s growth and competitiveness, warning that it will be &quot;extremely difficult&quot; for the EU to meet its 2010 targets.
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Turkey has denounced as &quot;unfair&quot; a European Union decision to slow down its troubled accession talks, but pledged to stick to the path of reform to catch up with EU standards.
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Violence in the Netherlands is under control and is no worse than elsewhere in Europe, but the continent must do more to deal with radical Muslims and share intelligence, the Dutch foreign minister said on ...
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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.