Europe expected to say yes to Turkey
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Depending on which direction you are coming from, European leaders are meeting in Brussels today either to crash the EU dream or cut the ribbon on a vital bridge between Islam and the west.
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The European Commission is set to give the green light later today to accession talks with Turkey. EU leaders will take a final decision in December.
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European Union leaders have agreed to start talks on Turkey&#39;s membership in the bloc in October of 2005, but they will ask Turkey to recognize the ethnic Greek government of Cyprus before negotiations begin.
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Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the EU's recommendation Wednesday that talks begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc's leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
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The European Commission voiced support for Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU Friday and expressed hope for a &quot;positive outcome&quot; at a summit next week, but warned that recognition of Cyprus is crucial to Ankara&#39;s hopes.
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Ambassadors from the European Union&#39;s 25 member states are set to begin talks in Brussels today on what the bloc might offer Turkey during a key summit later this month.
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The moment of truth has come. The European Union must decide on December 17 whether to open accession talks with Turkey. Is today&#39;s EU prepared to reverse
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European Union leaders are expected to approve opening talks with Turkey on its wish to join the EU during a two-day summit opening Thursday, but they will likely impose stiff conditions on Ankara.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey&#39;s eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris&#39;s backing.
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The European Union presidency yesterday expressed optimism that a deal could be struck over Turkey&#39;s refusal to recognize Cyprus in the lead-up to next weekend&#39;s EU summit, which will decide whether to give Ankara a date for the start of accession talks.
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Turkey got the answer it has waited over 40 years for Wednesday when the European Commission gave the Muslim country of 71 million people the green light to start European Union membership talks.
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The European Commission president  urged Turkey on Thursday to go the extra mile to show Europeans  it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to  approve them despite misgivings by many voters.
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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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An EU commissioner said that EU leaders intend to keep their word over Turkey's entry into the European Union.
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BRUSSELS - The European Commission, in a watershed decision, recommended yesterday that the European Union (EU) open membership talks with Turkey.
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The moment of truth is approaching for Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union, EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen said Monday, as European leaders prepare to decide whether to open membership talks with the mainly Muslim country.