UK resists EU curb on Turkey
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Britain will oppose European commission moves to impose permanent curbs on Turkish workers migrating to other areas of the EU as a key part of any agreement to admit the country to the union, a foreign office minister said yesterday.
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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.
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The UK will block any unsatisfactory EU treaty deal, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett says.
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A UK foreign minister insists that Britain does not want its diplomatic dispute with Russia to go "any wider".
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Turkey registers frustration as France prevents the EU opening membership talks with Ankara in a key area.
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The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara.
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Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Friday reiterated London&#39;s continued support for Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union during a visit to Spain.
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Downing Street has indicated the treaty that emerges from next week's EU summit will not be put to a referendum
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Thursday that Turkey must show it is willing to meet EU demands in its membership talks, denying Brussels wanted to drive it from the negotiating table.
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Turkey's foreign minister says the EU should not attach conditions to Turkey's bid to start membership talks.
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Turkish PM Erdogan tells the EU not to meddle in his country's internal affairs over delays in passing reforms.
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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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France does not plan to stop the European  Union from opening new policy &quot;chapters&quot; in Turkey&#39;s accession  talks next month despite President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s opposition  to Turkish membership, an official said on Tuesday.
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Ankara insisted yesterday that it would not recognize the Republic of Cyprus before the December 17 European Union summit which will determine whether to grant Turkey a date for the start of EU accession talks.
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The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.
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Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has reiterated support for Turkey's bid to join the European Union, saying it gave the lie to charges that Britain is backing a United States war on Islam.
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Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union was back on course Thursday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan backed down in a row with the bloc over attempts to ban adultery in his Muslim nation.