Germany backs Turkey in EU bid
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âIf the Commission gives a positive judgement on October 6, then the government will come out in favour at the European Union summit in December for the beginning of accession talks,â said Bela Anda, a spokesman for the German government.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Sunday that there was &quot;no problem&quot; with Germany&#39;s support to the start of negotiations on Turkey&#39;s entrance into EU.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday welcomed a proposed Palestinian coalition &#151; but firmly underlined in talks with President Mahmoud Abbas the European Union stance that any new government must recognize Israel.
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As Turkey looks set to receive official EU blessing to start negotiating membership, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan got a warm reception when he visited Germany, Turkey&#39;s major ally in its quest for accession.
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Germany has won support from the United States and Britain for an initiative to tighten controls on hedge funds, a newspaper reported on Monday.
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The head of Germany's opposition conservatives has urged politically like-minded European Union leaders to deny Turkey full membership of the bloc.
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Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Tuesday that Madrid will support Turkey's bid to join the European Union while looking to see stringent entry conditions fulfilled.
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Papers in Germany assess the European Commission's decision not to take action against Berlin and Paris for breaching budget rules while in other papers debate is raging on Turkey's European credentials.
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The German chancellor describes the Turkish PM as a "great reformer" and backs his EU bid.
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After a meeting with German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der, French President Jacques Chirac said Friday he supports a change to his country&#39;s constitution to allow for a referendum on Turkish EU membership.
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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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There is a chorus of approval in Turkey's papers that its bid to join the EU is back on course after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed down over banning adultery.
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ANKARA, Turkey - Thousands of cheering supporters greeted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he returned to Ankara Saturday after vowing to press forward with the country&#39;s bid to join the European Union, which agreed to open membership talks
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The European Union's decision to hold entry talks with Turkey receives a widespread welcome.
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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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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has won the backing of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on the line-up of his commission, CCTV reported Thursday.
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The European Commission&#39;s report on Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.