EU Ministers Prepare Disputed Turkey Decision
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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 countries.
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After meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyp Erdogan Thursday morning, EU Expansion Commissioner GÃ¼nther Verheugen is ready to recommend Europe start membership negotiation with Turkey.
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European Union foreign ministers were battling to forge a deal on slowing down Turkey's EU membership talks over Ankara's failure to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus.
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The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a &quot;positive report.
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ANKARA - Guenter Verheugen, the European Union (EU) Commissioner, Enlargement, said that the decision that would be taken about Turkey in December could not be delayed, stressing that the Progress Report (of the EU Commission) on Turkey that would be made
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On October 6, the EU commission is due to publish its final report on whether Turkey should enter talks for European Union membership.
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EU foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the new deal on a Palestinian national unity government.
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The European Union&#39;s decision to begin entry talks with Turkey has received a widespread welcome. But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face tough questions at home about what he has signed up to.
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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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The EU is to set out tough conditions for Turkey's membership, according to a leaked draft statement.
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EU leaders meet must decide whether to freeze the entry bid of an increasingly self-confident Turkey.
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EU foreign ministers will debate on  Monday whether to sign an interim trade agreement with Serbia  -- a move seen as boosting pro-European President Boris Tadic  ahead of a February 3 presidential run-off.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul meets here with EU leaders in the last high-level talks between the two sides in the run-up to December 17 when Turkey faces the moment of truth on its bid to join the European Union.
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Turkey&#39;s decades-long quest to join the European Union looks set to take a great leap forward. On Oct. 6 the European Commission in Brussels is due to release its opinion on whether Turkey has met the legal
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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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BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (IPS) - EU leaders will debate Turkey's move to join  the bloc this week but it remains unclear when the negotiations  on Turkey's entry can start, and what conditions the bloc  may attach to them.
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European Union leaders meet in Brussels this week to decide whether to open talks with Turkey on its controversial bid to join the bloc.