Unthinkable' for Turkey to join EU without recognising Cyprus
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HUNGARIAN President Ferenc Madl said it was "unthinkable" for Turkey to start European Union entry talks without recognising the Republic of Cyprus, the Cyprus News Agency reported.
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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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The European Union said Friday that Turkey could join its ranks as soon as 10 years from now, but warned that it must overcome widespread public opposition to a Muslim country&#39;s entering the European fold.
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ISTANBUL, Dec 1 (IPS) - Turkey's controversial move towards European  Union membership has drawn strong opposition within several  member states, but a bigger obstacle now emerges by way of a tiny  new member of the club: 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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MUNICH, Germany, Sept 10  - Turkey is unlikely to join the European Union before 2015, EU enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen said in an interview to be published here Saturday.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday Turkey is obliged to expand its customs union protocol before starting entry talks with the European Union (EU) which amounts to recognition of Cyprus.
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Greek Cypriot Leader Tasos Papadopulous released a tough statement on Turkey arguing that it will be impossible for Ankara to start negotiations with the European Union (EU) without recognizing Cyprus (the Greek Cypriot side).
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Turkey is ready to back any new UN effort to resolve the Cyprus conflict, a major obstacle on its way to European Union membership, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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THE AGREEMENT struck Friday between Turkey and the European Union represents an artful evasion of the basic question haunting both parties: Will populous, poor, agrarian, Islamic Turkey be accepted as a full-fledged member of the European democratic club?
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It used to be that European politicians could count on Greece and Cyprus to stand in the way of Turkey&#39;s aspirations to join the European Union.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that a United Nations plan to reunite divided Cyprus that was rejected by Greek Cypriots could be revised as he called for new efforts to resolve the dispute.
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BRUSSELS -- Turkey will have to accept tough conditions, including de facto recognition of Cyprus and a permanent brake on labor migration, to open European Union entry talks, according to a draft EU summit statement.
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MEISE, Belgium, Dec 16  - The EU must be sure it has the &quot;capacity to absorb&quot; Turkey before it gives a green light to the vast Muslim country&#39;s hopes of joining the bloc, Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel warned Thursday.
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Nothing more stands in the way of Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU. Both sides have cleared up their differences. But are the irritations between Brussels and Ankara really dispelled?
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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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Admitting mainly Muslim Turkey into the European Union would mark nothing short of a cultural, economic and political revolution for Europe, analysts say.