EU sets admission standards for Turkey
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The European Union laid out a set of strict conditions Wednesday for Turkey&#39;s accession into the Union, the Financial Times reported.
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This week, as EU heads of state meet to decide the fate of Turkey&#39;s candidacy for EU membership, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be preparing his own run for the Turkish presidency.
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Turkey&#39;s EU membership will open newhorizons for both Turkey and the European Union and bring forth newchallenges, visiting new EU commissioner Olli Rehn said on Wednesday.
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French President Jacques Chirac has said that Turkey could join the European Union - if it complies in full with entry requirements.
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The E.U. ruled today that Turkey had made enough progress to merit negotiations toward membership.
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Turkey declared it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.
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Turkey declared that it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green ...
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In a historic move that could extend Europe's borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey on a course for full membership in the ...
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The European Union (EU) must admit Turkey in order to show that it is not opposed to Islam and it is not a Christian Club, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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The Turkish Parliament on Sunday approved a sweeping revision of the country&#39;s penal code to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing the prospect of Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
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Turkey declared it had fulfilled all the  political criteria for membership talks with the European Union  on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's  executive that will give Ankara a green light.
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The European Union head office will likely push for stringent and long-term conditions to membership for Turkey as part of its expected approval on Wednesday to start entry negotiations, which are likely to last at least 10 years.
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In a historic move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey
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Turkey will fulfil all the criteria of the Maastricht treaty in five years in its bid to gain acceptance to the European Union, the country&#39;s economy minister said in a newspaper interview published ere Wednesday.
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STRASBOURG, France - The European Union has recommend Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor Muslim country into the prosperous bloc.    Reflecting widespread misgivings, the 30-member EU executive commission on Wednesday set tough conditions to prevent Turkey from backtracking on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms, prompting a sharp response from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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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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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