EU weighs crucial Turkey talks
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The European Union&#39;s head office has begun a meeting at which it is likely to recommend that Turkey open EU membership talks with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human
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BRUSSELS - The European Commission, in a watershed decision, recommended yesterday that the European Union (EU) open membership talks with Turkey.
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday for crucial talks on how to penalize Turkey for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus at the start of a week that could derail Ankara's troubled entry negotiations with the bloc.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union leaders are expected to approve opening talks with Turkey on its wish to join the EU during a two-day summit opening Thursday, but they will likely impose stiff conditions on Ankara.
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The European Commission, the European Union&#39;s executive body, is expected to recommend on Wednesday that Turkey be allowed to begin negotiations to join the bloc, but it is also likely to set tough conditions on Ankara&#39;s eventual membership.
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The European Parliament on Wednesday urged EU leaders to open entry talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay&quot; in a non-binding but influential resolution that was approved after heated debate.
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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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The European Parliament has called the EU to open membership talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay,&quot; and told Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms.
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Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will this morning fly to Brussels for a crucial EU summit which will discuss the opening of accession talks with Turkey.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding talks in Brussels ahead of a key European Union summit on Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU.
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After years of delays, the European Union's head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc &#151; an endorsement that comes with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.
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Brussels is set to give Ankara the go-ahead this week to begin EU accession talks, but with strong reservations. The European Commission&#39;s assessment of Turkey- due to be unveiled on Wednesday - is expected
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday to make final preparations for a landmark decision later this week to open entry talks with Turkey amid renewed evidence of strong
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The European Union spelled out tough  conditions on Friday 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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The European Union&#39;s decision to begin entry talks with Turkey has received a widespread welcome. But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face tough questions at home about what he has signed up to.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday he would hold three-way talks with French and German leaders on Turkey's EU membership bid, which the two heavyweights of the bloc oppose.
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EU leaders were poised on Thursday to set a date to start accession talks with Turkey, as Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels in an optimistic mood for a spate of last-minute diplomacy.