Europe Invites Turkey to Hold Membership Talks Next October
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Despite widespread public opposition, the European Union&#39;s political leaders said late Thursday that Turkey had made sufficient progress in political and economic reforms
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open talks with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, diplomats said, despite widespread misgivings about admitting such a large, poor and mostly Muslim country.
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European Union leaders and Turkey  agreed on Friday the terms on which Ankara will start  membership talks with the bloc next October, an EU government  official said.
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EU leaders will begin membership talks with Turkey on 3 October 2005.  Do you think Turkey should join the EU?
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Next month the European Union will hear a progress report on Turkish membership.
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The European Union on Dec. 17 most likely will name a date to begin formal membership talks with Turkey, but several sticky issues between Brussels and Ankara may disrupt Turkish efforts to eventually join the ...
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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 opposition to Turkish membership in key EU ...
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European Union leaders offered to start membership talks with Turkey next Oct. 3, as long as the Turkish government ends its diplomatic standoff with historic rival Cyprus.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Friday he was sure the EU would start membership talks with Turkey next October 3, after leaders agreed a compromise accord clearing the way for the negotiations.
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The European Union and Turkey agreed Friday to open membership talks next year for the Islamic country after the two sides overcame a snag over Turkey's relationship with the divided island of Cyprus.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the offer.
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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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European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the ...
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Brussels on Thursday in the hopes of easing tensions between Turkey and the European Union ahead of an October 6 progress report that is vital to Turkey&#39;s bid for EU membership, several newspapers reported
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After years of delays, the European Union&#39;s head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc - an endorsement that comes with one key
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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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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