Turkey &#39;disappointed&#39; by EU talks
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Turkey has said it is &quot;disappointed&quot; at the conditions set out by the EU for opening accession talks. EU leaders have offered to begin membership talks with Turkey next year, with 3 October given as a start date.
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Turkey's EU accession talks are set to slow down further as a row over trade with Cyprus blocks progress.
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EU foreign ministers meet to consider how much to slow down Turkey's membership talks with the European Union, given its persistent failure to respect trade obligations to bloc member Cyprus.
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The European Commission has given Turkey the go-ahead to begin talks to join the European Union, but set a series of tough conditions and warned that there is no guarantee the negotiations will be successful.
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Turkey, cheered by the European Commission&#39;s backing for the start of EU entry talks, switched its focus on Thursday to a December summit of EU leaders amid
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Turkey's chief EU negotiator tried to rally the bloc's Baltic newcomers to Ankara's side after the European Union moved to freeze its accession talks because of its stance over Cyprus.
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EU ministers agree to slow down Turkish membership talks after Ankara fails to open ports to Cypriot ships.  Send us your views.
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Turkey expects its troubled European  Union membership talks to move forward before the end of the  year with the opening of some policy chapters in negotiations,  Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Tuesday.
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BEIRUT: The huge sigh of relief in Istanbul following the European Union&#39;s announcement this week that talks on Turkey&#39;s accession to the EU can go ahead could be heard as far away as Brussels.
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Turks on Friday welcomed the European Union's historic decision to open membership talks with their country next year, but some worried about the compromises Turkey will need to make to become the first Muslim nation in the bloc.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the European Union, telling it not to meddle in the domestic affairs of his country.
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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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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 deal.
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Turkey signaled growing unease on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and insisted it must be treated in the same way as any other candidate country.
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The European Commission said on Wednesday it was recommending a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after Ankara failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.
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The European Union on Dec. 17 most likely will name a date to begin formal membership talks with Turkey, but several sticky issues between Brussels and Ankara may disrupt Turkish efforts to eventually join the ...
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The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, touring Europe to gain support for Turkey's proposed membership in the European Union, sharply objected Thursday to plans by several countries to let domestic ...