MEP warns Turkey on reforms
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A senior Euro MP has warned the Turkish government that the EU is losing patience over changes to Ankara's penal code.
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The European Commission was Monday fine-tuning a crunch report on Turkey&#39;s readiness to join the EU, widely expected to give Ankara a green light while warning there is a long road ahead.
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Turkey has its endemic inflation under control and its growth rate is impressive, but experts say it must deal with a huge public deficit and knock its labyrinthine bureaucracy into shape if it gets the go-ahead Friday to start membership talks with the European Union.
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Turkey's parliament adjourned Saturday without passing a key reform package because of divisions over the government's proposal to make adultery a crime, bringing warnings from the European Union that delays could hurt Turkey's chances of membership.
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Turkey's parliament is to continue voting on penal code reforms seen as key for the country's EU entry bid.
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The EU enlargement chief visits Ankara to assess Turkey's reforms as it strives for EU membership.
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Turkey&#39;s parliament is meeting Sunday in an emergency session scheduled to amend the country&#39;s penal code. The criminal law reform is a condition set by the European Union for launching formal talks on Turkey&#39;s application for EU membership.
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STRASBOURG, France - The European Union has recommend Turkey be put on the path to full membership, a historic move that could push Europe's borders to the Middle East and stoked fears among Europeans wary of bringing a poor Muslim country into the prosperous bloc.    Reflecting widespread misgivings, the 30-member EU executive commission on Wednesday set tough conditions to prevent Turkey from backtracking on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms, prompting a sharp response from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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Turkish PM Erdogan tells the EU not to meddle in his country's internal affairs over delays in passing reforms.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan warned the European Union against becoming a "club of Christians" as he pushed Saturday for Ankara's membership in the bloc.
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European Union Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen on Saturday called on Turkey to clarify its decision to withdraw a key bill reforming its penal code, during talks with Turkey&#39;s EU ambassador.
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The European Commission said on Wednesday it was recommending a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after Ankara failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.
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Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises EU nations for not doing more to tackle Kurdish PKK rebels.
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Turkey has made a start on improving cultural rights for its Kurdish minority under EU-oriented reforms, but must go further, European Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said on Tuesday.
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The European Union executive expressed concern after a new penal code in Turkey seen as crucial to the country's bid to join the EU was left in parliamentary limbo.
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ANKARA - Turkey&#39;s parliament met Sunday to consider reforms that would bring some of the country&#39;s criminal laws up to European Union standards.
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The European Commission has given a qualified go-ahead to starting EU membership talks with Turkey, warning that negotiations could be frozen if the country backtracks on reforms.