EU should set no more conditions for Turkey&#39;s entry talks: FM
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The European Union (EU) should not link any more conditions to starting accession negotiations with Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Wednesday.
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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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European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership talks, in an unprecedented move to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus.
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Slovakia will approve of commencing EU accession talks with Turkey without a guarantee that it will be accepted as a member.
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Turkey will not bow to pressure from the European Union to recognize Cyprus and expects the 25-nation bloc to open accession talks with Ankara next year, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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The European Commission looks set to advise that Turkey's EU membership talks be partly suspended.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuffed a European Commission plea on Friday to make a gesture toward recognition of Cyprus before EU leaders decide next week on opening membership talks with Ankara.
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Turkey refused to comment on reports that it will open one sea port and one airport to Cyprus to resolve a trade row that is threatening to derail its accession talks with the European Union.
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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen said during a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier today in Brussels that &quot;no outstanding obstacles&quot; remain that would bar Turkey from obtaining a membership
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Turkey will not join the European Union for at least 15 years and could only do so once France had held a referendum on the issue, French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has said.
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Turkey, rattled by growing signs of  resistance in the European Union to its entry bid, said on  Monday it would seek changes in the wording of a key report on  its candidacy before EU leaders debate it on Dec. 17.
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BRUSSELS  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara&#39;s bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
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Turkey's Prime Minister kept the EU waiting on Friday on whether he would accept the terms of its historic offer to start accession negotiations, leaving late-night talks with the bloc's presidency without a ...
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The European Parliament on Wednesday urged EU leaders to open entry talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay&quot; in a non-binding but influential resolution that was approved after heated debate.
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European Union president Finland warned Turkey that it faces at least a partial suspension of its EU membership talks if Ankara fails to ratify a customs agreement with Brussels.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey&#39;s prime minister has lashed out at the European Union and said it &quot;should not become involved in Turkey&#39;s internal affairs.