Turkey pressed to move on Cyprus for EU deal [17/12/2004]
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The European Union spelled out tough conditions for Turkey to start membership talks next October ahead of final bargaining with the Turkish prime minister at a landmark summit.
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Turkey has rejected a request from the European Commission to recognise Cyprus ahead of a key summit on Ankara&#39;s bid to open European Union accession talks.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Trying to keep talks on track in its bid to enter the European Union , Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus, Turkish and EU officials said yesterday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
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BRUSSELS  - EU leaders were set to resume talks on the details of a landmark offer to launch membership talks with Turkey, with the vexed issue of Cyprus clouding the historic decision.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for active measures aimed at solving the Cyprus issue. Erdogan said Turkey can&#39;t protect its interests in Cyprus if Turkey
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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 ...
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ISTANBUL, Dec 1 (IPS) - Turkey's controversial move towards European  Union membership has drawn strong opposition within several  member states, but a bigger obstacle now emerges by way of a tiny  new member of the club: Cyprus.
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Turkey's EU chief negotiator said on Thursday Ankara would not walk away from Finnish-led discussions over Cyprus aimed at avoiding a crisis in Turkey's European Union membership bid.
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BRUSSELS: Turkey will have to recognize the Republic of Cyprus, if only tacitly, if it wants to begin membership negotiations with the European Union, according to a draft document that was leaked here Monday.
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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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European Union foreign ministers were battling to forge a deal on slowing down Turkey's EU membership talks over Ankara's failure to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: In an historic decision, the leaders of the European Union have agreed to open membership talks with Turkey, after the Turkish Prime Minister pledged to recognise the Greek-Cypriot Government next year.
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Turkey has said it is disappointed that the EU asked Ankara to recognise Cyprus as a condition of its historic offer to begin membership talks.
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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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Turkey is battling with the European Union to overcome divisions over Cyprus, immigration and farm policy that stand as the final obstacles to EU entry talks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Turkey has bristled at a toughening of conditions for its bid to open European Union membership talks, including an explicit mention of torture, but Cyprus says the terms are not tough enough.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - EU President Finland said on Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and expected member states next week to agree on a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara.