EU will "keep word" on Turkey's EU entry: commissioner
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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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Turkey will push to improve its democracy and human rights record regardless of whether European Union leaders decide in December to begin membership talks with Ankara, the government said Monday.
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Turkey has no more obstacles on its path toward the European Union (EU) entry talks, said a senior EU official here Thursday. Speaking after talks with Turkish Prime Minister
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BRUSSELS Frits Bolkestein, one of the European Union&#39;s most outspoken commissioners, stirred controversy Tuesday after he seemed to try to raise concerns that admitting Turkey to the EU would make Europe more Islamic.
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Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union looked to be back on course on Thursday, when the EU enlargement commissioner, GÃ¼nter Verheugen, declared that there were &quot;no more obstacles&quot; for Turkey in its path towards accession talks.
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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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The European Parliament on Wednesday urged EU leaders to open entry talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay&quot; in a non-binding but influential resolution that was approved after heated debate.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (IPS) - The European Commission has recommended  negotiations for Turkey to join the EU, but insisted that it  meets strict conditions.
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European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen said during a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier today in Brussels that &quot;no outstanding obstacles&quot; remain that would bar Turkey from obtaining a membership
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Turkey's chief EU negotiator said on Thursday Ankara would not walk away from Finnish-led discussions over Cyprus aimed at avoiding a crisis in Turkey's European Union membership bid.
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Turkey said on Monday it would seek  changes in the European Commission's report on its candidacy  before EU leaders meet on Dec. 17 to decide whether to open  entry talks with Ankara.
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BRUSSELS  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara&#39;s bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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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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The European Commission will not set  special conditions for Turkey when it decides Wednesday whether  to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, Commission  President Romano Prodi said Tuesday.
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Turkey&#39;s Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving
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Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Brussels Wednesday to assure the European Union that Turkey is committed to pro-EU reforms after his party shelved a key reform package amid hard-liners' demands that it include a proposal to outlaw adultery.