Turkey gets okay to start EU talks
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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.
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Turkey today received strong assurances from the EU that it would be given a green light next month to start talks on joining the bloc.
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The European Union edged closer Monday to giving Turkey the green light on membership talks, but jitters over bringing the relatively poor Muslim nation into the fold prevented a decision on a starting date.
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Description: This past week, the 25-member European Union agreed with Turkey to hold formal talks aimed at the possible admission of the predominately Muslim country into the European economic and political alliance.
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The European Council decided on Thursday night in Brussels to start Turkey&#39;s accession talks as of Oct. 3, 2005. Speaking to a press conference after Thursday&#39;s prolonged meeting
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The European Union's head office opened a meeting Wednesday at which 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.
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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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BRUSSELS, Dec 16  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Thursday the EU&#39;s &quot;positive&quot; approach to its bid to start membership talks, but said sticking points remain ahead of a crunch summit.
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Turkey declared that it had fulfilled  all the political criteria for membership talks with the  European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation  from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.
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European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership talks to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus.
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Key facts on Turkey, which hopes to win a date from the European Union this week to begin entry talks:
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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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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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AFTER 40 years of trying, Turkey was told yesterday it had passed the first hurdle in its campaign to join the EU after the European Commission recommended that entry talks begin.
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Turkey's efforts to join the European Union took a modest but measurable step forward on Wednesday when negotiations started on two more of the 35 policy areas that a candidate country must complete to gain membership.
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EU leaders agree to begin membership talks with Turkey late next year, with 3 October given as a possible start date.
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The E.U. ruled today that Turkey had made enough progress to merit negotiations toward membership.