France: No EU Slot for Turkey in 15 Years
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Turkey will not join the European Union for at least 15 years and could only do so once France had held a referendum on the issue, French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has said.
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Four decades is a long time to wait. Since 1963, Turkey has been eligible to apply for membership to the European Union. It formally sought entry to the club 15 years ago, was turned down, but didn&#39;t give up.
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The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, touring Europe to gain support for Turkey's proposed membership in the European Union, sharply objected Thursday to plans by several countries to let domestic ...
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French President Sarkozy moves to prevent friction over Turkey's EU membership bid.
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The European Union (EU) should not link any more conditions to starting accession negotiations with Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Wednesday.
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The European Union has a rendezvous with history this week. Turkey will be invited to begin talks over the course of next year that will probably lead to its membership in the European Union within about 15 years.
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Turkey's foreign minister says the EU should not attach conditions to Turkey's bid to start membership talks.
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BERLIN France and Germany on Tuesday stood behind Turkey&#39;s campaign to join the European Union, although President Jacques Chirac of France stuck by his plan to hold a referendum on the issue and said membership negotiations could take years.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey&#39;s eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris&#39;s backing.
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Turkey is not yet ready to join the European Union but should pursue its membership bid, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said Thursday at the start of a parliamentary debate over an issue that has ...
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The next holder of the EU presidency rejects a French bid to debate on Turkey's EU membership bid.
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Turkey registers frustration as France prevents the EU opening membership talks with Ankara in a key area.
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French President Jacques Chirac says France will hold a referendum on Turkey&#39;s entry to the European Union. Speaking to reporters Friday in Strasbourg, France, Mr.
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France and Germany have signalled their intention to set an 18-month deadline for Turkey to open trade links with Cyprus.Comment
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The French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) announced that the majority of the public in France and Germany were definitely against Turkey&#39;s European Union (EU) membership.
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Mrs Merkel and Mr Chirac are co-ordinating positions on Turkey German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac have rejected the idea of setting a deadline for Turkey to comply with EU ...Comment
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Germany and France backed away from their call to set a firm deadline for Turkey over its troubled EU candidacy as they warned Syria not to destabilise Lebanon.