Cyprus warns as EU puzzles over Turkey offer
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Cyprus fired a warning shot  across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as  ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's  refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.
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The European commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, today urged Ankara to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; - including the recognition of Cyprus - to convince sceptics Turkey is ready to become a candidate for EU membership.
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Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - A last-minute offer by Turkey to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus in a bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks sowed confusion among EU governments on Thursday.
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The EU's enlargement commissioner urges Germany and France not to set a new deadline on Turkey over Cyprus.
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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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Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos said he had invited Turkey for talks over contentious issues that he has hinted could lead to a Cypriot veto of Ankara's EU membership bid.
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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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EU leaders meet must decide whether to freeze the entry bid of an increasingly self-confident Turkey.
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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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The European commission warned Turkey yesterday that it would break off entry negotiations if EU ministers found evidence of a &quot;serious and persistent&quot; breach of democratic and human rights.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (IPS) - The European Union's offer to start talks with  Turkey next year will have far-reaching implications both inside  and outside the bloc.
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The European Commission has given a qualified go-ahead to starting EU membership talks with Turkey, warning that negotiations could be frozen if the country backtracks on reforms.
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Turkey signaled growing unease on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and insisted it must be treated in the same way as any other candidate country.
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Intensive talks aim to end a stalemate over an EU demand that Turkey recognise Cyprus before accession.
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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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The European Commission said on Wednesday it was recommending a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after Ankara failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.