EU, Turkish leaders meet ahead of crucial December decision
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul meets here Wednesday 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 ...
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The German, French and Turkish leaders are holding a special three-way meeting in Berlin, with Turkish EU membership expected to be a key issue.
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ANKARA, Dec 16  - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he was confident that Turkey would get a date to start membership talks at a European Union summit in Brussels.
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Turkey's political and military leaders are to meet to discuss details of a possible strike against PKK rebels.
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Turkey expects its troubled European Union membership talks to move forward before the end of the year with the opening of some policy chapters in negotiations, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Turkey on Tuesday for talks with Council of Europe officials in Strasbourg a day before the release of a key report on his country&#39;s drive to join the European Union.
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Europe has a date with destiny this week. When leaders of the 25 European Union countries meet Thursday and Friday, they&#39;re expected to set a date to start EU membership talks with Turkey - for which Ankara has waited 41 years.
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Ankara hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin last week just prior to the critical December 17th Summit of EU leaders on Turkey&#39;s membership bid.
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday for crucial talks on how to penalize Turkey for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus at the start of a week that could derail Ankara's troubled entry negotiations with the bloc.
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Following two years of rapid political, judicial and economic reforms, on 17th December, Turkey has been given a date to start accession talks with EU.
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Millions of Turks are waiting with anticipation for a crucial report to be released Wednesday by the European Union that assesses the country&#39;s readiness to start membership negotiations with the 25-member bloc.
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European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the ...
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EU leaders agree at a summit in Brussels to begin membership talks with Turkey on 3 October next year.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he expected no discriminatory conditions to be attached when European Union leaders decide in December whether to open entry talks with Ankara.
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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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Turkey, cheered by the European Commission&#39;s backing for the start of EU entry talks, switched its focus on Thursday to a December summit of EU leaders amid
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As European leaders meet to set a date for accession talks with Turkey, the newest EU member states are giving out divergent signals