EU Crisis Over, Turkey&#39;s Parliament Readies To Pass Key Reform
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ANKARA, Sept 24  - Turkey on Friday recalled lawmakers for a special Sunday session to adopt a crucial penal code reform essential to the country&#39;s cherished bid to become an EU member in the aftermath of a crisis with Brussels, which observers
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The moment of truth has come. The European Union must decide on December 17 whether to open accession talks with Turkey. Is today&#39;s EU prepared to reverse
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Turkey cleared a hurdle on its long path toward European Union membership on Sunday when its parliament approved a new penal code which will boost women&#39;s rights and punish police more severely for torture.
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The Turkish parliament on September 26 voted overwhelmingly to bring the country's Penal Code in line with European Union democracy standards.
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Turkey has made significant reforms to prepare to one day join the European Union, but in many key areas they still fall short, according to an EU report revealed Friday ahead of its publication next week.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and EU executives, when they meet in Brussels tomorrow, will test each other&#39;s limits in a row over Turkey&#39;s delay in reforming its penal code prompted by the premier&#39;s insistence on criminalizing adultery.
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Parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to approve penal code reforms aimed at boosting Turkey's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.
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Turkey moved closer to opening membership talks with the European Union after the country's prime minister assured the bloc Thursday that Ankara would pass legal reforms and end efforts to criminalize adultery.
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On the eve of the two-day European Union summit that opens in Brussels today and will define the future of Ankara&#39;s EU aspirations, it still remained unclear yesterday what terms leaders of the 25 member states would set out regarding Turkey&#39;s relations
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ISTANBUL, Turkey  - The speaker of Turkey's parliament on Friday called an emergency session to pass legal reforms meant to help the country's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union.
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The Turkish parliament will meet in extraordinary session on Sunday to debate a delayed penal code reform which is key to Ankara&#39;s prospects of joining the EU, State Minister Mehmet Aydin said Thursday.
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The European Union has made clear to Turkey that it cannot start negotiations on joining the union, until Ankara reforms its penal code.
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Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the EU&#39;s executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations
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Turkey&#39;s parliament last night bowed to European Union demands and passed a liberalising penal code which should open the way to talks with Ankara on EU membership.
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Turkey&#39;s Parliament approved a sweeping revision of the country&#39;s penal code today to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
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The world&#39;s press has said that Turkey&#39;s important step towards the European Union (EU) will not only change the strategic values of the union but also change its culture, character and future.
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Ukraine's parliament approved on Wednesday a series of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving the post-election crisis which has pushed the ex-Soviet state into turmoil.