EU leaders hold final talks for deal over Turkey
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By George Parker in Brussels, Raphael Minder in Strasbourg and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin. European leaders will on Thursday hold last-minute talks to hammer out terms under which Turkey can finally embark on the road to joining the European Union.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 16  - EU leaders were locked in closed-door negotiations late Thursday over Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European bloc, inching towards a landmark accord to start membership talks with Ankara late next year.
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday to  make final preparations for a landmark decision later this week  to open entry talks with Turkey amid renewed evidence of strong  opposition to Turkish membership in key EU countries.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated Thursday that he expects to reach a compromise with the EU on the vexed issue of Cyprus before the end of a two-day Brussels summit.
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European Union leaders meet in Brussels this week to decide whether to open talks with Turkey on its controversial bid to join the bloc.
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European Union leaders formally endorsed the decision to partially freeze Turkey's membership talks at a summit Thursday that focused on how quickly &#151; and how far &#151; the bloc should expand.
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The European Union agreed on Friday to open membership talks with Turkey late next year, after hours of contentious, closed-door negotiations overcame a last-minute snag over Turkey's refusal to recognize the ...
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EU leaders agree at a summit in Brussels to begin membership talks with Turkey on 3 October next year.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul meets here with EU leaders in the last high-level talks between the two sides in the run-up to December 17 when Turkey faces the moment of truth on its bid to join the European Union.
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EU leaders at a summit in Lisbon reach a deal on a landmark treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
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The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on Friday on starting talks on admitting  the large Muslim nation to the bloc after overcoming last  minute haggling over Ankara's relationship with EU member  Cyprus.
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Iran's negotiations with the European  Union over a deal which would spare Tehran from possible U.N.  sanctions over its nuclear program are in their final stages,  Iran said Saturday.
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BRUSSELS - The European Union and Turkey reached a historic agreement yesterday to begin talks next year aimed at bringing the populous Muslim nation into the EU after hammering out a compromise over Ankara&#39;s relationship with Cyprus.
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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 -- presumably over the divided island of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.
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BRUSSELS: The European Union and Turkey inched towards a historic agreement on starting membership talks on Friday as EU leaders softened their demands on the crucial sticking point of Cyprus.
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With the Turkish prime minister lobbying to the last minute, European Union leaders Thursday night reached a historic decision to open membership talks with Turkey late next year.
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European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the ...