German conservatives look to France in bid to block Turkey's EU hopes: report
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Germany's opposition conservatives have invited the new head of France's ruling center-right party, Nicolas Sarkozy, for talks on strategy for blocking Turkey's EU bid, German media reported Friday.
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European positions are too far apart to  reach an agreement on Monday on how to penalize Turkey for  failing to normalize trade with Cyprus, German Foreign Minister  Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a television interview.
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A majority of the French public is against Turkey's entry into the European Union though most are also prepared to imagine it joining at some future date, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday.
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Papers in Germany assess the European Commission's decision not to take action against Berlin and Paris for breaching budget rules while in other papers debate is raging on Turkey's European credentials.
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German newspapers on Thursday commented on Turkey coming a step closer to fulfilling a 40 year old dream after the European Commission recommended that the EU begin membership talks with Ankara.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out in a Sunday newspaper interview at Germany&#39;s conservative opposition for its drive to torpedo Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid, accusing it of populism.
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The German government rejected a magazine report on Saturday that France was blocking a German consortium from taking over a stake in aerospace group EADS  from core shareholder DaimlerChrysler .
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The European Commission is expected later this week to recommend EU membership talks with Turkey. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan are anticipating a &quot;positive report.
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President Jacques Chirac and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will discuss Turkey&#39;s EU membership bid on Tuesday as strong advocates of entry talks, but analysts say questions remain on their stance due to domestic opposition.
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France's Armenian community said Friday it would appeal to President Jacques Chirac to prevent negotiations on Turkish membership of the European Union until Turkey acknowledged responsibility for the World War ...
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Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac meet informally every two months The EU's Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has urged Germany and France not to step up the pressure on Turkey over its membership bid.Comment
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Turkey&#39;s plan to make adultery a crime may hinder its bid to join the European Union by showing the dominance of ``conservative forces&#39;&#39; in Turkish society, European officials said.
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France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that 'want to destabilize Lebanon,' and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace ...Comment
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French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder were to meet Friday in the eastern French city of Strasbourg for informal talks focused on Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU and Iraq.
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Most French don't want Turkey to join the European Union anytime soon, a poll finds.
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BERLIN, Germany -- The leaders of Germany, France and Turkey are meeting in Berlin on Tuesday (26 October) to discuss Ankara&#39;s EU membership bid.
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Germany and France backed away from their call to set a firm deadline for Turkey over its troubled EU candidacy as they warned Syria not to destabilise Lebanon.