Turkey gets conditional OK for EU talks
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In a historic move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey
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Turkey moved closer to winning a date for the start of European Union entry negotiations after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to heal Turkey&#39;s diplomatic standoff with new EU member Cyprus.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc's leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
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The E.U. ruled today that Turkey had made enough progress to merit negotiations toward membership.
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Turkey was expected to insist on the unconditional backing of European Union powerhouses Germany and France for its bid to join the bloc at three-way talks, amid signs Paris is hedging its bets.
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The Turkish prime minister today held last-minute talks with European Union leaders before a closed-door meeting that will decide if his country can begin membership talks with the bloc.
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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 and the European Union on Friday agreed a compromise to resolve differences over Turkish recognition of Cyprus paving the way for EU membership talks in October.
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The European Commission will recommend  on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to  join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU  member Cyprus, an EU source said on Wednesday.
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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 Commission, the European Union&#39;s executive body, is expected to recommend on Wednesday that Turkey be allowed to begin negotiations to join the bloc, but it is also likely to set tough conditions on Ankara&#39;s eventual membership.
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European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership talks, in an unprecedented move to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with Cyprus.
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Turkey was on course on Wednesday to get a date to start open-ended negotiations on European Union membership as final elements of a compromise package came together on the eve of a landmark EU summit.
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BRUSSELS/ANKARA: The European Union and Turkey played down last-minute fears on Tuesday on the eve of a landmark European Commission decision to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara.
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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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Turkey moved closer to opening membership talks with the European Union after the country's prime minister assured the bloc Thursday that Ankara would pass legal reforms and end efforts to criminalize adultery.
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The European Commission says Turkey can begin talks on joining the EU - but Ankara must meet stiff conditions.