Cyprus threatens Turkey EU talks
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Turkey will not open up to Greek Cypriot shipping while northern Cyprus remains blockaded, a top Turkish politician said.
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The European Commission dealt a sharp blow on Wednesday to Turkey's hopes of joining the European Union, recommending a partial suspension of entry talks after Ankara refused to open its ports to Cyprus.
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Turkey's EU chief 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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The European Union spelled out tough conditions on Friday for Turkey to start membership talks next October ahead of final bargaining with the Turkish prime minister at a landmark summit.
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The European Union spelled out tough conditions for Turkey to start membership talks next October ahead of final bargaining with the Turkish prime minister at a landmark summit.
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ANKARA, 18 September 2004 - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned the European Union against meddling in âTurkeyâs internal affairs.
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To the consternation of many - but the ill-concealed glee of some - Turkey's negotiations to join the EU are threatening to grind to a halt this autumn amid a row over the divided island of Cyprus.
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EU ministers are to meet to decide how to punish Turkey for barring Cypriot ships and planes from its ports and airports.
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed - presumably over the divided island of Cyprus - ...
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BRUSSELS  - EU leaders were set to resume talks on the details of a landmark offer to launch membership talks with Turkey, with the vexed issue of Cyprus clouding the historic decision.
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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
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Turkey has rejected a request from the European Commission to recognise Cyprus ahead of a key summit on Ankara&#39;s bid to open European Union accession talks.
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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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A deal between the European Union and Turkey over the start of the latter&#39;s EU membership talks has been reached despite Ankara&#39;s initial refusal to immediately recognise (Greek Cypriot) Cyprus.
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Ankara insisted yesterday that it would not recognize the Republic of Cyprus before the December 17 European Union summit which will determine whether to grant Turkey a date for the start of EU accession talks.
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As talks over Cyprus grind to a halt, Turkey's membership of the E.U. looks ever more distant