Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU
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Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
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ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 7 -- Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and E.U. officials said Thursday. The European Union called the step positive but insufficient.
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The European Commission dealt a sharp blow on Wednesday to Turkey's hopes of joining the European Union, recommending a partial suspension of entry talks after Ankara refused to open its ports to Cyprus.
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Turkey offers to admit traffic from Cyprus, in an effort to revive EU membership talks, says EU president Finland.
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The European Union opened negotiations  with Turkey on two more reform areas on Wednesday as part of  Ankara's bid to join the bloc.
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Turkey must open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus before December 6th, or face a possible suspension of its accession talks, the EU said on Monday.Comment
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The EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock.
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The European Commission's report on Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.
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France and Germany have signalled their intention to set an 18-month deadline for Turkey to open trade links with Cyprus.Comment
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Some European Union countries are seeking tougher sanctions on Turkey than the partial freeze in membership talks proposed by the European Commission over its failure to open ports to ships from Cyprus, Reuters ...Comment
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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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EU President Finland said on  Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did  not go far enough and it expected the bloc to approve a partial  freeze of accession talks with Ankara next week.
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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said Monday Turkey is obliged to expand its customs union protocol before starting entry talks with the European Union (EU) which amounts to recognition of Cyprus.
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EU ministers are to meet to decide how to punish Turkey for barring Cypriot ships and planes from its ports and airports.
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NICOSIA/BRUSSELS  - Cyprus fired a warning shot across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 15  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels late Wednesday ahead of an EU summit widely expected to give Ankara a green light to start membership negotiations with the bloc.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to travel to Brussels on Friday for talks on his country's bid to join the European Union, Erdogan said on Tuesday.