Blair backs Turkey&#39;s EU entry
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Tony Blair has vowed to usher Turkey into the European Union as soon as possible following a recommendation that negotiations should get under way.
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AFTER 40 years of trying, Turkey was told yesterday it had passed the first hurdle in its campaign to join the EU after the European Commission recommended that entry talks begin.
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Turks have hailed the European Union&#39;s decision to open membership talks with their country as a landmark step promising prosperity, broader freedoms and global prestige.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Ankara ahead of a Middle East tour aimed at advancing the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and discussing Turkey's EU ambitions.
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Tony Blair will offer to champion Turkeyâs EU membership bid today after wining support from fellow European leaders for the countryâs controversial accession talks to begin in October.
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President Bush voiced support for Turkey's entry to the European Union yesterday after meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a long session that also focused on ways to counter extremism, instability in the Middle East and the continued violence in Iraq.
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The European Union (EU) must admit Turkey in order to show that it is not opposed to Islam and it is not a Christian Club, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
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Tony Blair arrives in Turkey, on the first leg of a Middle East tour he hopes will help progress the stalled peace process.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris's backing.
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President Jacques Chirac has backed calls for France to hold a referendum on Turkey&#39;s entry to the European Union, but has made clear it is unlikely to take place for more than a decade.
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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha expressed support for neighbouring Turkey's bid to join the European Union, a report said Monday.
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PARIS Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, touring Europe to drum up support for membership in the European Union, on Thursday criticized plans by several countries to let domestic referendums eventually decide his country&#39;s future.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair ended his swansong appearance on the international stage on a high note Saturday, helping clinch a deal for a new EU treaty and trumpeting that Europe was turning Britain&#39;s way.
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Turkey's PM Erdogan visits Brussels to put his case for Turkey to start formal talks on joining the EU.
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French President Jacques Chirac says Turkey can join the EU as a member if it meets entry requirements.
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NATO member Turkey will support Albania's bid to join the North Atlantic Allliance, visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Tuesday.
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer assured his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul here on Monday that Germany would give full support to Turkey&#39;s bid to enter European Union membership talks.