Turkey EU entry as big as 'D-Day'
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German Foreign Minister tells the BBC that Turkey's entry to EU will be as important as the D-Day landings.
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BIG TURKEY: Turkey has about 70 million people &#151; nearly all Muslim &#151; which would make it among the most populous members of the current European Union. But its birthrate outpaces most current EU members and could surpass heavyweight Germany by the time Turkey joins.
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BusinessWeek Online - Turkey's decades-long quest to join the European Union looks set to take a great leap forward. On Oct. 6 the European Commission in Brussels is due to release its opinion on whether Turkey has met the legal conditions to start negotiations on becoming a full EU member. Then, in mid-December, Europe's 25 political leaders are scheduled to give their formal consent to opening negotiations.
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LONDON - Turkey took a major step toward ultimately joining the European Union â-nd perhaps radically transforming it â -n the European Commission gave conditional approval Wednesday for membership negotiations to begin with the large
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Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union has won a boost when a key European Parliament committee rejected calls to offer Ankara anything less than full membership.
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BERLIN - ``Turkey`s accession to the European Union (EU) is very important. I believe when Turkey enters EU, the Union will be the most significant insurance of a world where peace has become global,`` said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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STAR- The reason why Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Brussels one day earlier than expected is a communiquÃ© recently sent to Ankara from Brussels.
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A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.
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The EU has offered to begin membership talks with Turkey next year, with 3 October given as a start date. EU leaders said the aim of the talks - which could take up to 15 years - would be full membership, but Turkey&#39;s entry could not be guaranteed.
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THE AGREEMENT struck Friday between Turkey and the European Union represents an artful evasion of the basic question haunting both parties: Will populous, poor, agrarian, Islamic Turkey be accepted as a full-fledged member of the European democratic club?
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Turks are confident the European Union will entertain their bid for membership, but they worry the conditions for admission could be tough.
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The 25-member European Union &#151; now comprising eight ex-communist nations and considering membership for Muslim-dominated Turkey &#151; is busily crafting a "Wider Europe" as well.
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The EU's historic deal with Turkey to  open entry talks with the vast Muslim country was hailed by  supporters as a bridge builder between Europe and the Islamic  world.
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Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the EU&#39;s executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations
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From the beginning, Turkey's path to the European Union was a diplomatic minefield.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission gave Turkeyâs hopes of joining the EU a huge boost on Thursday saying it saw âno more obstaclesâ in its way towards a âclear recommendationâ on starting EU entry talks with Ankara.
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The European Commission was set on Wednesday to give Turkey the green light to start entry negotiations with the EU, while warning there is a long and potentially bumpy road ahead.