Turkey awaiting EU entry talks to start
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan voiced confidence on Wednesday that Turkey would win a date for opening long-delayed European Union entry talks at a landmark summit of the bloc&#39;s 25 leaders this week.
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Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.
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ANKARA, Dec 16  - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he was confident that Turkey would get a date to start membership talks at a European Union summit in Brussels.
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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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BRUSSELS -- Turkey will have to accept tough conditions, including de facto recognition of Cyprus and a permanent brake on labor migration, to open European Union entry talks, according to a draft EU summit statement.
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After meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyp Erdogan Thursday morning, EU Expansion Commissioner GÃ¼nther Verheugen is ready to recommend Europe start membership negotiation with Turkey.
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European leaders are set to decide whether to open European Union membership talks with Turkey Friday, 41 years after the largely Muslim state first applied to join the Brussels-based bloc.
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The European Parliament yesterday called for EU membership talks with Turkey as soon as possible, paving the way for heads of government to make an historic offer to Ankara at a meeting tonight.
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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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After years of delays, the European Union's head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc &#151; an endorsement that comes with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.
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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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EU leaders delayed the restart of a  European Union summit Friday for private consultations on  Turkey, which has been offered entry talks provided it takes  steps toward recognizing the Greek Cypriot government.
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Millions of Turks are waiting with anticipation for a crucial report to be released Wednesday by the European Union that assesses the country&#39;s readiness to start membership negotiations with the 25-member bloc.
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The start of Turkey&#39;s negotiations to enter the European Union now rests on one question: will it recognize Cyprus? European leaders insist it will, but messages from Ankara remain muted.
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BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather Thursday to make a long-awaited decision on launching entry talks with Turkey, widely expected to give the green light despite last-ditch haggling over the exact terms of the offer.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union's head office opened a meeting Wednesday where it was likely to recommend that Turkey begin EU membership talks with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.    If the European Commission's expected recommendation is formally approved by the 25 EU leaders at a December summit, entry talks could begin in early 2005, capping years of lobbying by Turkish officials who say their country could form a bridge between Muslim countries and Europe...
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EU leaders meet must decide whether to freeze the entry bid of an increasingly self-confident Turkey.