Kurds see bright future in EU
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Stephen Sackur visits a Kurdish town in eastern Turkey, as the EU warms to Ankara's membership bid.
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ISTANBUL Turks on Friday welcomed the European Union&#39;s decision to open membership talks next year, but some worried about the compromises Turkey would need to make to become the first Muslim nation in the bloc.
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Speaking after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Straw said that he was pleased the European Commission had recommended the European Union open accession talks with Ankara.
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The IMF and UN paint a bright picture of economic growth and political stabilisation in Iraq for the near future.
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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- With violence bloodying Iraq, Kurds in the peaceful north have been showing signs of breaking with Iraq, raising their own flag, and even hinting they could secede in a dispute over oil wealth -- moves that have alarmed Shi'ites and Sunnis.
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TDN- Erdogan stressed in his post `yes` remarks that Turkey and the EU were now in the same team, not adversaries. We hope that will be the conviction of EU leaders, particularly when they meet on Dec.
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European Union leaders gave Iraq assurances of "strong support" in a draft statement Friday and said they would offer Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi the prospect of aid and a special trade deal.
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SALAHUDDIN, Iraq -- Flush with the strong second-place finish of a Kurdish coalition in national elections, the Kurdish leadership yesterday issued a set of demands including a top government post and an expanded autonomous area for Kurds, Iraq's largest minority group.
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Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the EU&#39;s recommendation Wednesday that talks begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
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Turkey must go further in improving its  Kurdish minority's cultural rights, EU Enlargement Commissioner  Guenter Verheugen said on Tuesday.
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Turks on Friday welcomed the European Union's historic decision to open membership talks with their country next year, but some worried about the compromises Turkey will need to make to become the first Muslim nation in the bloc.
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A few years ago, Turkey's Kurdish guerrillas seemed adrift, their leader jailed and numbers diminished. Prone to factionalism, they were unsure of whether to pursue war or peace.
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The European Commission and parliament on Wednesday signalled a new more positive strategy for EU-hopeful Turkey, swapping threats for encouragement, while still seeking political reforms.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Pro-Kurdish politicians are poised to enter Turkey's parliament for the first time in more than a decade, bringing hope to many Kurds that their cultural and political rights will be addressed.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 1 (IPS) - Leading civil society groups are cautiously  optimistic that development will rise among EU priorities.
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THE historic agreement reached over the weekend between European Union leaders and the Turkish Government is good for both parties - and good for the world.
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With a EU deal finally in hand, some Turkish media have accused Europe of setting unacceptable terms, while others have heralded the agreement as a sign of a bright future.