EU nations in prolonged talks on Turkish initiative
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Turkey's offer to ease its trade dispute with Cyprus is insufficient to stop the European Union discussing a freeze on Ankara's membership talks, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said.
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The European Union (EU) and Turkeyreached an agreement on Friday to start talks next year on the country&#39;s membership of the bloc.
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European Union leaders are expected to finally grant Turkey's long-held wish to open EU membership talks, but they will likely use a two-day summit opening to impose so many conditions the diplomatic breakthrough will hardly feel like a warm embrace.
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BRUSSELS: The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara.
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European papers on Friday continue to weigh the pros and cons of the proposed Turkish membership as EU leaders meeting in Brussels offer to open talks in October next year.
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THE European Union has offered to start membership negotiations with Turkey, opening the way for the EUâs borders to reach Iraq and Iran, and for a poor Muslim nation in Asia to become the largest member of the Union.
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EU LEADERS were poised last night to open accession talks with Turkey, giving a massive boost to Ankaraâs four decade long bid to join the European Union.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- In a move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the Middle East, the European Union on Wednesday recommended starting negotiations with Turkey on full membership.
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With the Turkish prime minister lobbying to the last minute, European Union leaders Thursday night reached a historic decision to open membership talks with Turkey late next year.
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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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Slow-moving talks between the European Union and the four-nation South American Mercosur trade bloc, aimed at building the world&#39;s largest free-trade area, will be extended beyond the October 31 deadline into next year, negotiators at talks here announced
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed -- presumably over the divided island of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.
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Turkey's Prime Minister kept the EU  waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its  historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving  late-night talks with the bloc's presidency without a deal.
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European Union leaders meet in Brussels this week to decide whether to open talks with Turkey on its controversial bid to join the bloc.
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Description: This past week, the 25-member European Union agreed with Turkey to hold formal talks aimed at the possible admission of the predominately Muslim country into the European economic and political alliance.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (IPS) - EU leaders will debate Turkey's move to join  the bloc this week but it remains unclear when the negotiations  on Turkey's entry can start, and what conditions the bloc  may attach to them.
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Turkey's EU chief 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.