Barroso Urges Turkey to Go Extra Mile on EU Talks
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The European Commission president urged Turkey on Thursday to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; to show Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many EU voters.
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Turkey has no more obstacles on its path toward the European Union (EU) entry talks, said a senior EU official here Thursday. Speaking after talks with Turkish Prime Minister
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BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders agreed yesterday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed -- presumably over the contentious issue of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged yesterday to press forward with democratic reforms even if the European Union refuses to open membership talks with Turkey this week.
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Turkey says tough EU demands on opening accession talks may make reaching agreement hard.
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HELSINKI, Finland: The European Union warned Turkey on Monday that it must speed up efforts to resolve a stalemate over Cyprus if it wants to continue membership negotiations with the bloc.Comment
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he had told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that European Union leaders should avoid &quot;a historic mistake&quot; when they discuss Turkey's membership bid next week.
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Turkey should &quot;go the extra mile&quot; and recognise Cyprus, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said ahead of a key EU summit.
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The European Commission has warned Turkey that it will not start talks on Ankara&#39;s bid to join the EU until it overhauls its penal code.
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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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European Commission  head Jose Manuel Barroso says the EU should give Turkey a clear date to start entry talks.
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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 &#151; presumably over the divided island of Cyprus &#151; before he could accept the offer.
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The European Commission says it will advise EU leaders that accession talks with Turkey should not begin unless Ankara adopts a new penal code.
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Turkey's offer to ease its trade dispute with Cyprus is insufficient to stop the European Union discussing a freeze on Ankara's membership talks, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said.
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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 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the European Union, telling it not to meddle in the domestic affairs of his country.
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Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.